President Donald Trump pardoned former Tennessee House Speaker Glen Casada and his former chief of staff, Cade Cothren, who were convicted on federal corruption charges.

Casada, a Republican, was sentenced in September to 36 months in prison after being convicted on 17 charges, including wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering. Cothren, the aide, received a shorter sentence.

Casada confirmed the pardon on Thursday in a statement to NBC affiliate WSMV in Nashville, saying: "Yes the president called me today and granted me a full pardon. I am grateful of his trust and his full confidence in my innocence through this whole ordeal."

In a statement, a White House official confirmed Trump's decision to pardon Casada and Cothren and blamed the Biden administration for over-pro

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