Trump Grants Full Pardon to Third Former Border Patrol Agent 24 Dec 2020 President Donald Trump granted a full pardon to former U.S. Border Patrol agent and Coast Guard veteran Gary Brugman. The pardon follows by one day the President’s action to pardon two other former agents. “President Trump granted a full pardon to Gary Brugman,” the White House said in a written statement Wednesday night. “His clemency is supported by numerous elected officials, including Lt. Governor Dan Patrick, Senators Ted Cruz, and John Cornyn, Representative Louie Gohmert, Representative Ted Poe, Representative Steve King, Representative Paul Gosar, Representative Walter Jones, Representative Brian Babin, and Representative John Culberson.”