Trump pardons former Indiana congressman Stephen Buyer

President Donald Trump has granted a full pardon to former Indiana Republican congressman Stephen Buyer, who was convicted of insider trading in 2023 and sentenced to nearly two years in prison. The White House announced the pardon, which was dated June 4, 2026.

The proclamation described Buyer’s career as a judge advocate general in the U.S. Army and his 18 years in the House of Representatives as “distinguished and highly productive.” It noted the pardon was issued on the advice and recommendation of dozens of current and former members of Congress. Prominent supporters included Senators Lindsey Graham and Roger Wicker, former House Speaker John Boehner, and a coalition of other Republican lawmakers.

Buyer, 67, was convicted on four counts of securities fraud for trades made after he left Congress. Prosecutors alleged that in 2018, while working as a consultant, he used non-public information from a client to purchase stock in Sprint ahead of its merger with T-Mobile. They further accused him of making similar illegal trades in Navigant Consulting stock before its acquisition by Guidehouse in 2019. Authorities said he earned illicit profits totaling more than $350,000 from...