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Trump Quietly Pardons Rep. Diana Harshbarger’s Husband Convicted in Drug, Fraud Case

The grant appeared on the Justice Department pardon website without a White House announcement.

Overview

  • Robert Harshbarger Jr. pleaded guilty in 2013 to distributing misbranded kidney dialysis drugs and to health care fraud.
  • He served a four-year federal sentence and was ordered to repay $848,504, pay a $25,000 fine, and forfeit $425,000.
  • Prosecutors said he sold a cheaper, non-FDA-approved iron sucrose imported from China as if it were the approved treatment.
  • The pardon was one of six issued Friday, including grants for former Tennessee House Speaker Glen Casada and his former chief of staff, Cade Cothren.
  • Rep. Diana Harshbarger said her husband had paid his debt and expressed gratitude after Trump endorsed her 2026 reelection bid earlier in the week.