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#felon47 #pardons fmr #Tennessee #House speaker & his fmr top aide due to report to #prison this month

#Trump has granted #clemency in the opening year of his term to several fmr elected officials convicted on #corruption-related charges.

#GlenCasada, who was ousted from his position as the #Republican speaker of the Tennessee House just months into the job in 2019, received a phone call from Trump Thursday informing him of the decision.

#criminal #law #bribery #fraud
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/11/06/glen-casada-cade-cothren-trump-pardon/

Trump pardons former Tennessee House speaker, top aide awaiting prison

Trump has granted clemency in the opening year of his term to several former elected officials convicted on corruption-related charges.

The Washington Post
Nov 7 at 3:39amWeb
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Casada, 66, was sentenced in September to 3 years in federal #prison on charges related to a kickback & #bribery arrangement involving the legislature’s state-funded constituent mailer program. Cade Cothren, 38, previously Casada’s chief of staff, was also convicted of #fraud & related federal charges & sentenced to 2½ years in prison. They were due to report to prison later this month.

#criminal #law #felon47 #Trump #pardons #corruption