Former Congressman Stephen Buyer Receives Presidential Pardon

President Donald Trump issued a presidential pardon Thursday for former U.S. Representative Stephen Buyer, who had received a 22-month prison sentence for insider trading violations.

Buyer’s conviction stemmed from illegal stock transactions he conducted in 2018 while serving as a consultant to T-Mobile US Inc during the company’s $23 billion acquisition of Sprint.

The White House made the pardon announcement on Friday.