Stephen Buyer
- Status
- Pardon granted
- Clemency
- Pardon · Jun 4, 2026
- People
- Donald Trump
- The case
- Insider trading conviction (2023) tied to the T-Mobile/Sprint merger and a Navigant acquisition; sentenced to 22 months.
THE LINK TO TRUMP’S ORBIT
The proclamation cited the “advice and recommendation” of more than 50 current and former members of Congress. Former Republican members argued Buyer was targeted for serving as a House prosecutor in the 1998 Clinton impeachment. No payment is documented.
WHAT THE RECORD SHOWS
The June 4 proclamation gave a full, complete and unconditional pardon and called Buyer’s career as an Army judge advocate general and a member of Congress “distinguished and highly productive,” The Hill reported.
RESPONSE
Buyer maintained his innocence in a statement to The Associated Press, saying the pardon “corrects a politically motivated prosecution,” The Hill reported.
Correction. An earlier version said the cited reports included no statement from Buyer. He told the Associated Press the pardon “corrects a politically motivated prosecution,” and the entry now includes it. Corrected September 18, 2026.
SOURCES
- The Washington Post: Trump pardons former GOP congressman convicted of insider trading ↗
- The Hill: Donald Trump pardons ex-Rep. Stephen Buyer in insider trading case ↗
- U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the Pardon Attorney: Clemency grants by President Donald J. Trump (2025-present) ↗
- PBS NewsHour (Associated Press): Trump pardons former Republican congressman convicted of insider trading ↗
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