Early Wednesday, hours before President-elect Joe Biden is set to be sworn in as president, President Donald Trump unveiled his last-hour pardons.
Although Julian Assange, Edward Snowden and Joseph Maldonado-Passage, better known as “Joe Exotic” from the Netflix documentary “Tiger King,” were not included on the list, there was an Alabama connection.
Former State Rep. Ed Henry (R-Hartselle), who pleaded guilty in a Medicare fraud case in 2019, received a pardon with the support of Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn), according to a release from the outgoing Trump White House.
Statement as follows:
William “Ed” Henry – President Trump granted a full pardon to William “Ed” Henry of Alabama. This pardon is supported by Senator Tommy Tuberville. Mr. Henry was sentenced to 2 years’ probation for aiding and abetting the theft of government property and paid a $4,000 fine.
Henry did not serve jail time and was among the 73 granted a pardon by Trump in the remaining hours of his presidency.
@Jeff_Poor is a graduate of Auburn University and the University of South Alabama, the editor of Breitbart TV, a columnist for Mobile’s Lagniappe Weekly, and host of Mobile’s “The Jeff Poor Show” from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. on FM Talk 106.5.
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