{"id":2611513,"date":"2026-06-06T14:53:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T18:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-issues-pardon-to-former-republican-congressman\/"},"modified":"2026-06-06T14:54:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T18:54:15","slug":"trump-issues-pardon-to-former-republican-congressman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-issues-pardon-to-former-republican-congressman\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump issues pardon to former Republican congressman"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-issues-pardon-to-former-republican-congressman%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2611513&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump issued an unconditional pardon to Stephen Buyer, a former Republican congressman from Indiana, who had been serving nearly two years in prison for insider-trading-related offenses. buyer was sentenced in 2023 for <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >illegal stock <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bloodbath-hedge-fund-short-sale-losses-top-1-billion-following-gamestop-stock-surge\/\" title=\"Bloodbath: Hedge Fund Short Sale Losses Top  Billion Following GameStop Stock Surge\">trades made<\/a><\/a> after leaving office, ordered to forfeit over $350,000 and pay a $10,000 fine, and was released in 2025. The Supreme Court had rejected his appeal in May.<\/p>\n<p>Trump said the pardon \u201ccorrects a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-trump-jr-blast-ny-ag-letitia-james-for-political-persecution-this-is-banana-republic-stuff\/\" title=\"..., ... Jr. Blast NY AG Letitia James For \u2018Political Persecution\u2019: \u2018This Is Banana Republic Stuff\u2019\">politically motivated prosecution<\/a>,\u201d praising Buyer\u2019s Army and congressional career, and the White House released the pardon late Friday after it was dated Thursday. Buyer maintains that he is innocent and said the pardon was a response to a \u201cpolitically motivated\u201d case. Trump also promoted the pardon effort on Truth social, sharing letters from former and current House Republicans arguing Buyer was targeted (\u201clawfare\u201d\/\u201cdeep state\u201d) and that a pardon would provide justice. The article notes that presidential pardons apply to federal crimes, do not erase criminal records, and are viewed as an act of mercy or correction.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump <\/a>has issued a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pardons\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1091\">pardon<\/a> to Stephen Buyer, a former Republican congressman from <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/indiana\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1228\">Indiana<\/a> who served nearly two years in prison for making illegal <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/stocks-and-bonds\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"3489\">stock<\/a> trades based on inside information after he left office.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Buyer was sentenced to 22 months in prison in 2023 for trades made while working as a consultant and lobbyist. He was ordered to forfeit more than $350,000, representing the amount of the illegal gains, and pay a $10,000 fine. He was released in 2025.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4597860\/trumps-approval-rating-all-time-low-iran-war-economy\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump\u2019s approval rating hits all-time low as Iran war squeezes economy<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4597838\/trump-wes-moore-halt-construction-joint-base-andrews-golf-course\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump accuses Wes Moore of \u2018attacking\u2019 Air Force by halting construction of Joint Base Andrews golf course<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4597297\/hunter-biden-takes-internet-storm\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Hunter Biden takes internet by storm<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Supreme Court in May rejected Buyer\u2019s appeal without comment or noted dissent.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In granting \u201ca full, complete, and unconditional pardon,\u201d Trump cited Buyer\u2019s career as a judge advocate general in the Army and in the House that was \u201cdistinguished and highly productive.\u201d The pardon was dated Thursday and released by the White House late Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Buyer said the pardon \u201ccorrects a politically motivated prosecution\u201d and that it was \u201chorrific to be imprisoned for a crime that I did not commit.\u201d He maintains that he is innocent.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Former U.S. Rep. Stephen Buyer leaves Manhattan federal court after pleading not guilty to charges that he participated in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/golf-great-phil-mickelson-lost-obscene-amount-of-money-gambling-says-new-book\/\" title=\"Golf Great Phil Mickelson Lost Obscene Amount Of Money Gambling, Says New Book\">insider trading scheme<\/a> while working as a consultant, Wednesday July 27, 2022, in New York. Buyer, who served in Congress from Indiana from 1993 through 2011, will be free on $250,000 bail while the case against him proceeds. (AP Photo\/Larry Neumeister)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump used his <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/truth-social\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11116\">Truth Social<\/a> media platform on May 31 to share a pair of letters requesting a presidential pardon for Buyer, a lawyer and Gulf War veteran who left office in 2011. He was a House prosecutor at Democratic President Bill Clinton\u2019s 1998 impeachment trial, and in 2016, he served on Trump\u2019s transition team focusing on veterans\u2019 issues.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A letter signed by more than 40 former Republicans in Congress said Buyer was \u201ctargeted by the deep state\u201d because of his involvement in Clinton\u2019s trial.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLike you, Mr. President, Steve has been the victim of lawfare conducted by the Biden Administration,\u201d they wrote in the April 2025 letter.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The U.S. Capitol is seen Friday, June 5, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Mariam Zuhaib)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A second letter, from five current House Republicans, said pardoning Buyer would bring justice to his case. The June 2025 letter was signed by Tom Cole of Oklahoma, Ken Calvert of California, Marlin Stutzman of Indiana, Jack Bergman of Michigan, and Pete Sessions of Texas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4586652\/trump-250-pardons-lobbying\/\">HIGH-PROFILE CONVICTS LOBBY FOR RUMORED TRUMP PARDONS AHEAD OF 250TH ANNIVERSARY<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Buyer, 67, was convicted in connection with insider trading involving the $26.5 billion merger of T-Mobile and Sprint, announced in April 2018, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-soros-backed-funds-christmas-night-trading-frenzy-led-to-arrest\/\" title=\"A Soros-Backed Fund\u2019s Christmas Night Trading Frenzy Led to Arrest\">illegal trades<\/a> in the management consulting company Navigant when his client Guidehouse was set to acquire it in a deal publicly disclosed weeks later.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Constitution gives the president broad power to grant pardons for federal crimes. The pardons do not erase a recipient\u2019s criminal record but can be seen as an act of mercy or justice.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump pardons Stephen Buyer, former Indiana GOP lawmaker, ending 22 months for insider trading<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2634,"featured_media":2611514,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26157429960210.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[64576,33211,51796,32085,3634],"class_list":["post-2611513","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-former-congressman","tag-legal-news","tag-pardon-2","tag-republican-party","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26157429960210.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2611513","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2634"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2611513"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2611513\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2611517,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2611513\/revisions\/2611517"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2611514"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2611513"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2611513"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2611513"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}