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Trump pardons former Republican congressman convicted of insider trading
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 after he left office.
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According to PBS News’s source item, Trump pardons former Republican congressman convicted of insider trading, 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 after he left office.
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- Trump pardons former Republican congressman convicted of insider tradingPBS News - 2026-06-06T16:46:29+00:00
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