Trump pardons former Tennessee House speaker convicted of federal public corruption charges

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has pardoned the former Tennessee House speaker and a onetime aide of public corruption charges after the White House said the Biden administration Justice Department “significantly over-prosecuted” both for a minor issue.

Former Republican state Rep. Glen Casada was sentenced in September to three years in prison, and his former chief of staff, Cade Cothren, was also convicted and received a 2 1/2-year prison sentence. The case centered on their actions after both had been driven from their leadership roles and were accused of running a scheme to win taxpayer-funded mail business from lawmakers.

The moves continued a pattern of Trump, a Republican, using his second term to bestow unlikely pardons on political allies, prominent public figures and others convicted of defrauding the public.

Many of the clemencies he granted have targeted criminal cases once touted as just by the Justice Department. They also have come amid a continuing Trump administration effort to erode public integrity guardrails — including the firing of the department’s pardon attorney and the near-dismantling of a prosecution unit established to hold public officials accountable for abusing the public trust.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-pardons-former-tennessee-house-023355622.html

A man after Trump's own heart.

[UTUSN]

1. We're in the reign of terror of KRASNOV's crimes in plain sight. This is not

to say that he doesn't have plenty more that are not in plain sight.

[Walleye]

2. Trump doesn't think corruption is a crime. He thinks people who obey the law are weak wimps.

[BOSSHOG]

3. Instead of feeding children.

He has to do something to occupy his mind while awaiting the EPSTEIN REPORT which involves adult males and pedophilia.

[D_Master81]

4. Crime doesn't matter if you have an R after your name

Literally if you’ve ever been convicted of a crime and you’re a republican this con may pardon you. Doesn’t matter what it was for

[riversedge]

5. 'The moves continued a pattern of Trump, a Republican, using his second term to bestow unlikely pardons on political all

...............The moves continued a pattern of Trump, a Republican, using his second term to bestow unlikely pardons on political allies, prominent public figures and others convicted of defrauding the public. .........
https://www.rawstory.com/pardon-2674275403/