This message comes from Capital One Commercial Bank.
Access comprehensive solutions from a top commercial bank that prioritizes your needs today and goals for tomorrow.
Learn more at CapitalOne.com slash commercial member FDIC.
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston.
President Trump has issued a full pardon for a former Republican congressman convicted of insider trading.
NPR's James Jones reports the decision follows appeals from leading Republicans who argue the conviction was unjust.
In 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission accused Stephen
Boer of using non-public information to buy shares of companies ahead of big announcements.
He was convicted by a jury in 2023 and sentenced to 22 months in prison.
An appeals court rejected Boer's claim that he was wrongfully convicted,
and the Supreme Court failed to take up his case.
Trump has pardoned 13 current or former members of Congress over his two terms, and he continues
to claim that previous Democratic administrations used Department of Justice prosecutions to punish political enemies.
In a statement to the Associated Press, Boer says the pardon, quote, corrects a politically motivated prosecution.
James Jones, NPR News.
The Constitution gives a president broad power to grant pardons for federal crimes,
but they don't erase a person's criminal record.
Police in Toledo are searching for suspects after at least 12 people
were shot during a community street fair on Saturday.
George Kral is the city's director of public safety.