President Trump Issues Full Pardon For Virginia Sheriff

President Trump issued a full pardon to a former Virginia sheriff convicted of bribery on Monday.

Trump announced a full pardon of former sheriff Scott Jenkins, who was convicted of accepting more than $70,000 in bribes in exchange for appointing local businessmen as deputy sheriffs.

Trump, in his pardon, wrote, “Sheriff Scott Jenkins, his wife Patricia, and their family have been dragged through HELL by a Corrupt and Weaponized Biden DOJ.”

He added, “He will not be going to jail tomorrow, but instead will have a wonderful and productive life.”

Take a look:

🚨BREAKING: President Trump gives Sheriff Scott Jenkins a full and unconditional pardon.

“He will not be going to jail tomorrow, but instead will have a wonderful and productive life.” pic.twitter.com/1nj9DSXSPE

— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) May 26, 2025

Check out what The Hill reported:

President Trump issued a full pardon on Monday to a former Virginia sheriff who had been convicted of bribery, alleging that he was a victim of a “weaponized” Justice Department under the Biden administration.

Trump announced his pardon of Scott Jenkins, who was convicted in December of accepting more than $70,000 in bribes in exchange for appointing local businessmen as auxiliary deputy sheriffs in the office, in a post on Truth Social on Monday.

“Sheriff Scott Jenkins, his wife Patricia, and their family have been dragged through HELL by a Corrupt and Weaponized Biden DOJ,” Trump said in the post.

Jenkins, who served as the sheriff of Culpeper County in northern Virginia for more than a decade until he lost his reelection bid in 2023, was convicted on one count of conspiracy, four counts of honest services mail and wire fraud and seven counts of bribery concerning programs receiving public funds.

Prosecutors alleged that Jenkins accepted cash bribes and bribes in the form of campaign contributions from various individuals, including two who were undercover FBI agents. He offered them badges and credentials despite not being trained or vetted and not offering any services to the sheriff’s office, they argued.

BREAKING: Sheriff Scott Jenkins has just received a FULL PARDON! pic.twitter.com/2iPDDZxAut

— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) May 26, 2025

Per NBC 4 Washington:

Just hours before he was reportedly due to report to federal prison, President Donald Trump said he is pardoning former Culpeper County Sheriff Scott Jenkins.

A jury found Jenkins guilty back in December in a bribes for badges scheme.

A judge sentenced him to 10 years in prison.

The News4 I-team first reported the federal investigation into Jenkins before he was indicted.

Since his conviction, Jenkins maintained he did nothing wrong and campaigned for Trump’s attention on at least one podcast.

He said, if only he could explain the full story, he thought the President would understand.

On that podcast, Jenkins said he was targeted by the Biden justice department for his outspoken support of the Second Amendment and his willingness to deputize thousands of people to get around possible gun restrictions.