Trump pardons former state Sen. Brian Kelsey
“May God bless America, despite the prosecutorial sins it committed against me, President Trump, and others the past four years,” Former state Sen. Brian Kelsey, left, posted on X. (Mark Humphrey/AP file)
Kelsey pleaded guilty in November 2022 to charges related to his attempts to funnel campaign money from his state legislative seat toward his failed 2016 congressional bid and he reported to federal prison last month.
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