Trump says he'll pardon ex-sheriff who was found guilty of accepting over $75,000 in bribes

President Trump said he'll issue a "FULL and Unconditional Pardon" to a former Virginia sheriff whom a jury convicted of federal fraud and bribery charges.The big picture: Scott Howard Jenkins, of Culpeper, Virginia, was due to report to jail on Tuesday, but Trump said on Truth Social he "will NOT be going to jail tomorrow" and said the former Culpeper County sheriff was "a victim of an overzealous Biden Department of Justice."Details: A jury found Jenkins guilty of "accepting over $75,000 in bribes in exchange for appointing numerous Northern Virginia businessmen as auxiliary deputy sheriffs within his department," per a March Justice Department statement.Acting U.S. Attorney Zachary Lee in a statement at the time accused Jenkins of violating his oath of office by engaging in a "cash-for-badges scheme."He added: "We hold our elected law enforcement officials to a higher standard of conduct and this case proves that when those officials use their authority for unjust personal enrichment, the Department of Justice will hold them accountable."A GoFundMe page for Jenkins blamed the previous administration for his prosecution, saying: "We've seen how political operatives have treated Donald Trump and those close to him, like Scott."What they're saying: "Sheriff Scott Jenkins, his wife Patricia, and their family have been dragged through HELL by a Corrupt and Weaponized Biden DOJ," Trump said in his Sunday Truth Social post.Jenkins "doesn't deserve to spend a single day in jail," Trump added. "He is a wonderful person."

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