Trump announced a full pardon of former sheriff Scott Jenkins, who was convicted of accepting more than $70,000 in bribes in exchange for appointing local businessmen as deputy sheriffs.

Trump, in his pardon, wrote, “Sheriff Scott Jenkins, his wife Patricia, and their family have been dragged through HELL by a Corrupt and Weaponized Biden DOJ.”

He added, “He will not be going to jail tomorrow, but instead will have a wonderful and productive life.”

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Check out what The Hill reported:

President Trump issued a full pardon on Monday to a former Virginia sheriff who had been convicted of bribery, alleging that he was a victim of a “weaponized” Justice Department under the Biden administration.

Per NBC 4 Washington:

Just hours before he was reportedly due to report to federal prison, President Donald Trump said he is pardoning former Culpeper County Sheriff Scott Jenkins.

A jury found Jenkins guilty back in December in a bribes for badges scheme.

A judge sentenced him to 10 years in prison.

The News4 I-team first reported the federal investigation into Jenkins before he was indicted.

Since his conviction, Jenkins maintained he did nothing wrong and campaigned for Trump’s attention on at least one podcast.

He said, if only he could explain the full story, he thought the President would understand.

On that podcast, Jenkins said he was targeted by the Biden justice department for his outspoken support of the Second Amendment and his willingness to deputize thousands of people to get around possible gun restrictions.

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