He has been described as a “victim of lawfare conducted by the Biden administration,” and now President Donald Trump has issued a pardon for former Indiana Rep. Stephen Buyer.
He was sentenced to 22 months in prison in 2023 for trades made while working as a consultant and lobbyist, ordered to forfeit $350,000 and pay a $10,000 fine.
Previously his case had been turned down by the U.S. Supreme Court.
A report at the Washington Examiner said Trump granted a “full, complete, and unconditional pardon” after citing his work as a judge advocate general in the Army and his “distinguished” work in the U.S. House.
Buyer maintains his innocence and said the action “corrects a politically motivated prosecution.”
Buyer was a House prosecutor when Bill Clinton, Democrat, was being impeached in 1998. Then in 2016 he was on Trump’s transition team.
Earlier, Trump noted on social media that he got a letter from more than 40 former Republicans in Congress explaining how Buyer was targeted “by the deep state” because of his involvement in Clinton’s trial.
That letter said, “Like you, Mr. President, Steve has been the victim of lawfare conducted by the Biden Administration.”
A second letter, from five current House Republicans, also suggested a pardon would bring justice to the case.
