Former Indiana congressman pardoned by Trump after insider trading conviction
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Donald Trump issued a full pardon to Stephen Buyer, a Republican and former Indianacongressman, who had served nearly two years in prison for illegal stock trades.
Buyer was sentenced in 2023 to 22 months for insider trading related to the T-Mobile and Sprint merger and the acquisition of Navigant, and was ordered to forfeit over $350,000.
Trump’s pardon, described as “full, complete, and unconditional,” cited Buyer’s “distinguished and highly productive” career as a judge advocate general and during his time in the House.
Buyer maintains his innocence, asserting the pardon “corrects a politically motivated prosecution” and describing his imprisonment for a crime he did not commit as “horrific.”
More than 40 Republicans in Congress supported the pardon, claiming Buyer was “targeted by the deep state” due to his involvement in Bill Clinton’s impeachment trial.
