Trump Pardons Former Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vázquez Garced

The president also pardoned two codefendants in the case, which involved an alleged bribe during Vázquez Garced’s reelection bid in 2020.

Puerto Rican Gov. Wanda Vázquez gives a news conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on May 21, 2020. Carlos Giusti/AP Photo

U.S. President Donald Trump has pardoned former Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vázquez Garced, who was charged with bribery in 2022, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ).

Vázquez Garced was arrested in August 2022 on allegations that she engaged in a bribery scheme to finance her reelection campaign from December 2019 to June 2020 while serving as governor.