Trump Pardons Former Congressman Convicted of Insider Trading

Summary

President Trump pardoned Stephen Buyer, a former Republican congressman from Indiana, who was convicted of insider trading for purchasing stock ahead of two major business deals. Buyer had been sentenced to 10 years in prison for illegally trading on nonpublic information he obtained through his work on a House committee. The pardon marks another addition to Trump's use of executive clemency power, which has drawn scrutiny from ethics watchdogs and legal experts who question whether it undermines the rule of law.