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...

KENNY LOGGINS CRITICIZES USE OF HIS SONG IN AI TRUMP VIDEO, CALLING IT 'DESIGNED TO DIVIDE US'. (PHOTO).


Kenny Loggins criticizes use of his song in AI Trump video, calling it 'designed to divide us'

Kenny Loggins has voiced strong opposition to President Donald Trump’s latest AI-generated video.

The musician, famous for hits like “I’m Alright,” “This Is It,” “Footloose,” and “Danger Zone,” responded Monday after Trump posted a video on Truth Social Saturday night that used snippets of “Danger Zone.” The AI video depicted Trump piloting a fighter jet while dropping what appeared to be feces on demonstrators at “No Kings” rallies.

“This is an unauthorized use of my performance of ‘Danger Zone,’” Loggins said in a statement on his official website. “Nobody asked me for my permission, which I would have denied, and I request that my recording on this video be removed immediately. I can’t imagine why anybody would want their music used or associated with something created with the sole purpose of dividing us.”

He added, “Too many people are trying to tear us apart, and we need to find new ways to come together. We’re all Americans, and we’re all patriotic. There is no ‘us and them’ — that’s not who we are, nor is it what we should be. It’s all of us. We’re in this together, and it is my hope that we can embrace music as a way of celebrating and uniting each and every one of us.”

As of Monday, the video featuring “Danger Zone” remained on Trump’s Truth Social page. Loggins joins a long list of musicians who have objected to the use of their songs in Trump-related content, including the Foo Fighters, Beyoncé, ABBA, Sinead O’Connor, Isaac Hayes (via his estate), and The White Stripes.

In a related note, comedian Theo Von recently requested that the Department of Homeland Security stop using a video of him in promotional material for deportation efforts. Trump, meanwhile, responded to protests at “No Kings” rallies, saying he is “not a king” and works “a– off to make our country great.”


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