President Trump has pardoned former Sheriff Scott Jenkins, who was convicted of accepting over $75,000 in bribes in exchange for appointing unqualified deputies. According to Trump, Jenkins wasn’t a criminal — just another patriot “persecuted by radical left monsters.”
Back in 2023, the Associated Press detailed how the federal indictment laid out Jenkins’ pay-to-play scheme: trading sheriff deputations for cold, hard cash. While the deputies were technically “volunteers,” they were given real badges, real guns, and real law enforcement powers. Jenkins allegedly used the powers of his office to secure campaign funds as well, because why stop at badges when you can also buy influence?
