Trump Pardons Nevada Politician Michele Fiore Weeks Before Sentencing Date

Court filings from her lawyers included a copy of the president’s pardon.

Michele Fiore participates in a debate in Henderson, Nev., April 26, 2016. John Locher/AP Photo

President Donald Trump has pardoned a Nevada Republican politician who was awaiting sentencing on federal charges, according to court documents filed in her case and the White House.

Trump pardoned Michele Fiore this week, according to court filings submitted by her attorneys on Thursday in a bid to vacate a sentencing date in the case. Her sentencing was set for May 14, but her lawyers said that due to Trump’s pardon, it should be scrapped.