Trump pardons former US Congress member accused of insider trading

United States President Donald Trump has issued a pardon to Stephen Buyer, a former Republican congressman from Indiana, who served nearly two years in prison for making illegal stock trades based on inside information. Buyer was sentenced to 22 months in prison and ordered to forfeit over $350,000, representing the amount of the illegal gains. He maintains his innocence, claiming the prosecution was politically motivated. The pardon was granted after Trump received letters from former and current Republicans in Congress, who described Buyer as a victim of lawfare.