President Donald Trump issued a full pardon on Wednesday to former GOP New York congressman Michael Grimm, a person familiar with the matter confirmed to the Washington Examiner.
Grimm served in Congress from 2011 to 2015, representing Staten Island and parts of Brooklyn. In 2014, he pleaded guilty to tax fraud and later announced his resignation from Congress.
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In 2018, he attempted an unsuccessful comeback after failing to unseat former Republican New York Rep. Dan Donovan in the GOP primary.
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Trump also pardoned James and Marlene Kernan, who were convicted of willfully employing a convicted felon, the person familiar confirmed.
One day earlier, Trump pardoned reality television couple Todd and Julie Chrisley, who were convicted in 2022 on charges of bank fraud and tax evasion.
This is a developing story.