Former Alabama lawmaker Ed Henry pardoned by President Trump
Former Alabama lawmaker Ed Henry pardoned by President Trump
WHAT THE CLEMENCY MEANS FOR THE FORMER REPRESENTATIVE’S FUTURE. JON: ED HENRY’S CAREER HAS BEEN ON A ROLLER COASTER RIDE OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS. AS A STATE REPRESENTATIVE IN 2016, HE LED THE CHARGE TO IMPEACH FORMER GOVERNOR ROBERT BENTLEY. TWO YEARS LATER, HE WAS INDICTED IN A SCHEME TO STEAL MONEY FROM MEDICARE. THEN LATE LAST NIGHT HE RECEIVED A CALL FROM CONGRESSMAN MO BROOKS >> WHO HAD JUST BEEN CALLED BY THE PRESIDENT TO SAY, CALL ED HENRY. TELL HIM HE’S A GOOD GUY. AND I’VE GOT HIS PARDON. JON: HENRY PLEADED GUILTY IN 2019 AND RECEIVED TWO YEARS OF PROBATION. HE WAS ONE OF ABOUT 140 PEOPLE OFFERED CLEMENCY AS PRESIDENT TRUMP LEFT OFFIC >> IT WILL ALLOW HIM TO RETURN TO WORK AND HAVE HIS CIVIL RIGHTS RESTORED. JON: NOT ONLY DOES THE PARDON ALLOW HENRY TO CARRY A GUN, VOTE, OR SEEK PUBLIC OFFICE IF HE CHOOSES, BUT IT ALSO ERASES A FIVE YEAR BAN FROM WORKING IN THE HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY THAT HIS MEDICARE FRAUD CONVICTION CARRIED. IN ADDITION TO THE ROLE BROOKS PLAYED IN THE PARDON, THE WHITE HOUSE SPECIFICALLY CITED SENATOR TOMMY TUBERVILLE’S SUPPORT. >> IT’S A VINDICATION FOR ME AND MY FAMILY THAT THE PRESIDENT RECOGNIZED A POLITICAL VENDETTA. JON: HENRY SAID HE HAS NO PLANS TO SEEK POLITICAL OFFICE IN THE NEAR FUT
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Former Alabama lawmaker Ed Henry pardoned by President Trump
President Donald Trump has pardoned an Alabama lawmaker who pleaded guilty two years ago for his role in a health care fraud case.Former state Rep. Ed Henry had been a state chairman of Trump's 2016 campaign and received one of the dozens of pardons and clemency grants Trump announced Wednesday on his final day in office.Henry in 2019 pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting theft of government property as part of a plea deal with federal prosecutors. He was sentenced to two years probation.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. —
President Donald Trump has pardoned an Alabama lawmaker who pleaded guilty two years ago for his role in a health care fraud case.
Former state Rep. Ed Henry had been a state chairman of Trump's 2016 campaign and received one of the dozens of pardons and clemency grants Trump announced Wednesday on his final day in office.
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Henry in 2019 pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting theft of government property as part of a plea deal with federal prosecutors. He was sentenced to two years probation.