Trump Grants Full Pardon for Former Virginia Sheriff

Scott Jenkins, former sheriff of Virginia’s Culpeper County, was sentenced to 10 years in prison following a federal bribery conviction.

Culpeper County Sheriff Scott Jenkins speaks during a gun rights rally organized by The Virginia Citizens Defense League on Capitol Square near the state capital building in Richmond, Va., on Jan. 20, 2020. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

President Donald Trump on Monday said he has pardoned Scott Jenkins, the former sheriff of Virginia’s Culpeper County, who was sentenced to 10 years in prison following a federal bribery conviction.

Trump made the announcement on his Truth Social platform, calling Jenkins a victim of “an overzealous Biden Department of Justice” who “doesn’t deserve to spend a single day in jail.”