Trump pardons Tennessee Republican convicted of federal public corruption charges

Glen Casada and his ex- chief of staff were accused of running scheme to win taxpayer-funded mail business from lawmakers

Donald Trump has pardoned the former Tennessee state House speaker and a onetime aide of public corruption charges after the White House said the Biden administration justice department significantly over-prosecuted" both for a minor issue.

Glen Casada, a former Republican state representative, was sentenced in September to three years in prison, and his former chief of staff, Cade Cothren, was also convicted and received a two-and-a-half-year prison sentence. The case centered on their actions after both had been driven from their leadership roles and were accused of running a scheme to win taxpayer-funded mail business from lawmakers.