TRUMP ISSUES PARDON TO FORMER REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN STEPHEN BUYER AFTER INSIDER TRADING CONVICTION. (PHOTO).

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Trump issues pardon to former Republican congressman Stephen Buyer after insider trading conviction    President Donald Trump has issued a full pardon to former Republican congressman Stephen Buyer, who served nearly two years in prison after being convicted of insider trading tied to post-congressional consulting work. Buyer was sentenced in 2023 to 22 months in prison for illegal stock trades made while working as a consultant and lobbyist. He was ordered to forfeit more than $350,000 in ill-gotten gains and pay a $10,000 fine. He was released from custody in 2025 after his conviction was upheld, with the Supreme Court declining to take up his appeal earlier this year. In issuing the pardon, Trump described Buyer’s service as a judge advocate general in the U.S. Army and his time in Congress as “distinguished and highly productive.” The pardon, dated Thursday and released by the White House on Friday, grants Buyer “a full, complete, and unconditional pardon.” Buyer has maint...

READ PRESIDENT BUHARI'S REACTION TODAY CONCERNING THE SOCIAL MEDIA BILL PROPOSED BY THE SENATE.

                   President Muhammadu Buhari reaction was contained in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity,Garba Shehu came against the background of the public hostility towards the bill now being debated by the Senate.Shehu noted that the President had sworn to defend the constitution of Nigeria and would not lend his hand to anything that is inconsistent with the constitution,but added that Buhari was not averse to lawful regulation,so long as that is done within the ambit of the constitution which he swore to uphold.He added ''The President said free speech is central to democratic societies anywhere in the world.The President explained that without free speech,elected representatives won't be able to gauge public feelings and moods about governance issues.As a key component of democratic principles,the President acknowledged that people in democratic societies are so emotionally attached to free speech that they would defend it with all their might.Because the Senate is a democratic senate.The President won't assent to any legislation that may be inconsistent with the constitution of Nigeria''.Shehu explained that Buhari was fully aware of the public reservations about the proposed legislation but assured that there is no cause for alarm.

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