On March 11, Trump pardoned former Tennessee state senator Brian Kelsey. Kelsey only served two weeks of a 21-month prison sentence.
This pardon occurred despite Kelsey himself pleading guilty to two counts of violating federal campaign finance laws in 2022.
The ex-senator funneled more than $90,000 from his state account to his congressional campaign through two political action committees, illicitly using “soft money” not governed by federal laws.
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Kelsey, without evidence, claimed that former president Joe Biden “weaponized” the Department of Justice against him and others on the right-wing. This is a common claim among those that Trump has previously pardoned. Kelsey attempted to withdraw his guilty plea to no avail.
