Trump set to pardon ex-Puerto Rico governor after ‘political prosecution’
Wanda Vázquez Garced, who accepted plea deal over campaign finance violation, endorsed Trump in 2020Donald Trump reportedly intends to pardon Puerto Rico’s former governor Wanda Vázquez Garced, who was indicted in 2022 on federal corruption charges surrounding her earlier gubernatorial...
<p>Wanda Vázquez Garced, who accepted plea deal over campaign finance violation, endorsed Trump in 2020</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump">Donald Trump</a> reportedly intends to pardon <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/puerto-rico">Puerto Rico’s</a> former governor Wanda Vázquez Garced, who was indicted in 2022 on federal corruption charges surrounding her earlier gubernatorial campaign.</p><p>In addition to Vázquez, Trump plans to pardon her co-defendants including Julio Martín Herrera Velutini, founder of Britannia Financial Group; as well as Mark Rossini, a former FBI agent who served as a consultant for Herrera, <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-pardoning-puerto-rico-former-governor-wanda-vazquez-officials-say/">according to</a> CBS, which first reported the development on Friday.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/16/trump-puerto-rico-governor-pardon">Continue reading...</a>
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