Trump shocks by handing full pardon to MAGA police chief convicted of bribery

A corrupt sheriff convicted of taking bribes in exchange for deputy badges was handed a full pardon by President Donald Trump Monday — just hours before he was due to begin a 10-year prison sentence.

Sheriff Scott Jenkins, who served in Virginia's Culpeper County, was found guilty in December. The jury heard how he took payment for deputy badges, allowing holders to carry firearms without any training. Few even worked in the sheriff’s office.

But Jenkins produced a podcast after his conviction in which he claimed he was a victim of Biden’s Department of Justice because he was a staunch supporter of gun rights. He said Trump would understand.

It’s unknown how he got the president’s attention, but Trump posted on his Truth Social platform Monday, “Sheriff Scott Jenkins, his wife Patricia, and their family have been dragged through HELL by a Corrupt and Weaponized Biden DOJ. In fact, during his trial, when Sheriff Jenkins tried to offer exculpatory evidence to support himself, the Biden Judge, Robert Ballou, refused to allow it, shut him down, and then went on a tirade.

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“As we have seen, in Federal, City, and State Courts, Radical Left or Liberal Judges allow into evidence what they feel like, not what is mandated under the Constitution and Rules of Evidence.

“This Sheriff is a victim of an overzealous Biden Department of Justice, and doesn’t deserve to spend a single day in jail. He is a wonderful person, who was persecuted by the Radical Left “monsters,” and “left for dead.”

“This is why I, as President of the United States, see fit to end his unfair sentence, and grant Sheriff Jenkins a FULL and Unconditional Pardon. He will NOT be going to jail tomorrow, but instead will have a wonderful and productive life.”