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Former Indiana Rep Stephen Buyer receives full pardon from Trump for 2023 insider trading conviction

The White House recently announced President Donald Trump on Thursday exercised his authority under Article II, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution to grant a "full, complete, and unconditional pardon" to former Republican Indiana Rep. Stephen Buyer, who was convicted of profiting from insider information.The pardon absolves Buyer of a 2023 federal conviction that resulted in a 22-month prison sentence. Buyer, who chaired the House Veterans' Affairs Committee and served as a House prosecutor during former President Bill Clinton's 1998 impeachment trial, was found guilty by a jury of operating o...