Donald Trump pardons former Puerto Rico governor Wanda Vazquez

The Justice Department's Office of the Pardon Attorney updated its list of clemency grants by Trump ‌to include a pardon for Vazquez that was dated Thursday.

1 min readJan 17, 2026 07:15 AM IST First published on: Jan 17, 2026 at 07:15 AM IST

Governor Wanda Vázquez speaks at a press conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico. (Photo: AP)

US President Donald Trump has pardoned Puerto Rico’s former Governor Wanda Vazquez Garced, who was previously indicted in a federal ‍corruption case, ⁠according to the Justice Department.

The Justice Department’s Office of the Pardon Attorney updated its list of clemency grants by Trump ‌to include a pardon for Vazquez that was dated Thursday.

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Donald Trump pardons former Puerto Rico governor Wanda Vazquez

The Justice Department's Office of the Pardon Attorney updated its list of clemency ​grants by Trump ‌to include a pardon for Vazquez that was dated ​Thursday.

The Justice Department's Office of the Pardon Attorney updated its list of clemency grants by Trump ‌to include a pardon for Vazquez that was dated Thursday.