Presidential Pardon
Trump pardons former Indiana congressman Stephen Buyer
The full, complete and unconditional pardon was published in the Federal Register on June 10. It ends the federal punishment tied to Buyer’s case, though the proclamation does not spell out the underlying offense.
President Trump issued a full pardon to Stephen E. Buyer, the former Indiana congressman and Army lawyer. The proclamation makes the clemency immediate and does not describe the offense that led to it.
- President Trump issued the pardon on June 4; it was published June 10.
- Buyer is a former Indiana congressman and Army Judge Advocate General.
- The proclamation does not say what offense was involved.
- A full pardon wipes away the federal punishment tied to the case.
- In Washington, President Trump issued a full, complete and unconditional pardon to Stephen E
In Washington, President Trump issued a full, complete and unconditional pardon to Stephen E. Buyer, a former Indiana member of the U.S. House and former Army Judge Advocate General. The Federal Register published Proclamation 11033 on June 10, 2026, and the pardon takes effect immediately.
A presidential pardon is the federal government’s broadest form of forgiveness. In practical terms, it wipes away the federal punishment tied to the case, even though the proclamation does not spell out the underlying offense here.
The endorsements behind it
The proclamation says Buyer’s career in the Army and in Congress was “distinguished and highly productive,” and it leans on endorsements from lawmakers and former lawmakers. Among them are Senators Roger Wicker and Lindsey Graham, along with a long list of current and former House members named in the document.
For Buyer, the practical effect is not abstract. The pardon closes the federal case with a clean act of clemency instead of leaving the punishment attached.