President Donald Trump is reportedly pardoning former Puerto Rico governor Wanda Vazquez Garced, who pleaded guilty to federal corruption charges last year.
Trump is also pardoning two of her co-defendants, billionaire Venezuelan-Italian banker and Britannia Financial Group founder Julio Martin Herrera-Velutini and former FBI agent Mark Rossini.
White House officials have suggested the case against Vazquez was politically motivated.
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“This entire case is an example of political prosecution,” a White House official told Fox News. “In August of 2022, Wanda Vazquez faced bribery charges related to the financing of her 2020 gubernatorial campaign. Ms. Vazquez’ pardon materials state that there was never any element of a quid pro quo deal and that her prosecution was politically motivated. The investigation into Ms. Vazquez began 10 days after
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