Trump pardons former Virginia sheriff convicted of bribery

AYESHARASCOE,HOST: PresidentTrumpissuedaslewofpardonsandcommutationslastweek.OnewasforaformerVirginiasheriffwhowasabouttoheadtoprisontoservea10-yearsentenceforbribery.WritingonTruthSocial,Trumpsaidtheformersheriff,ScottJenkins,wasunfairlytargetedand,quote,“draggedthroughhell”bytheJusticeDepartmentunderPresidentBiden.NPR’sFrankLangfittwenttoCulpeperCounty,whereJenkinshadservedforadozenyears,andhejoinsusnow.Goodmorning,Frank. FRANKLANGFITT,BYLINE:Hey,goodmorning,Ayesha. RASCOE:SowhatareyouhearingfrompeopleinCulpeperCountyabouttheirformersheriff’spardon? LANGFITT:Well,Ayesha,Italkedtomorethanadozenpeople,andalmosteveryonesaidthepresidentwaswrongtopardonJenkins.IwaschattingwithaguynamedKenGreen(ph).He’saretiredentrepreneurinhis70s.Hesaidthisishowheseesthepardon. KENGREEN:Tome,that’saterrificmistake.Heshouldneverhavedoneit.It’saslapintheface,justlikepardoningalloftheJanuary6people.Imean,someofthemneededtogotojail. LANGF