UPDATE: President Donald Trump has pardoned former Tennessee House Speaker Glen Casada and one of his co-conspirators Cade Cothren, according to WSMV , the NBC affiliate in Nashville.

Both Casada and Cothren, Casada’s former chief of staff, were convicted of federal corruption charges.

Casada was sentenced to three years in prison and Cothren was sentenced to nearly three years.

"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," Casada told WSMV.

He continued, "I’m a private citizen and looking forward to getting back to being with my family and friends. Literally hundreds of people have been praying for this and I’m thankful to the president and to the Lord for answering

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