President Donald Trump granted a full pardon on Friday to Stephen Buyer, a former Republican congressman from Indiana.
Buyer was convicted of insider trading in 2023 and sentenced to 22 months in prison for making illegal stock trades based on inside information after leaving office. The charges stemmed from his work as a consultant to T-Mobile US Inc ahead of its $23 billion merger with Sprint.
In issuing the pardon, Trump cited Buyer's career in the House and his service as a judge advocate general in the Army. Separately, a letter signed by more than 40 Republicans in Congress claimed that Buyer had been targeted by the deep state due to his involvement in Clinton's trial.