Washington, DC (RI) — Two of the pardons President Donald Trump has granted involve a criminal case connected to the 2012 Iowa Caucuses.
Four men connected to Ron Paul’s presidential campaign were convicted of concealing payments to a state senator who changed his endorsement from Michele Bachmann to Ron Paul just before the 2012 Iowa Caucuses. Former state Senator Kent Sorenson of Indianola pleaded guilty and a judge sentenced him to 15 months in prison.
The president did not pardon Sorenson, but Trump did pardon two others who were found guilty by a jury. They are John Tate, Ron Paul’s campaign manager, and Jesse Benton, the 2012 campaign’s chairman who is also married to the candidate’s granddaughter.
