By Gwen
Posted Jul 27, 2026 at 5:37 PM
An Orland Park pastor, Rev. Stephen Cliffgard Lee, known for leading Living Word Lutheran Church, has been pardoned by President Donald Trump despite being charged with racketeering in Georgia related to the 2020 election.
Lee was specifically indicted alongside other Trump supporters on charges involving alleged efforts to pressure a Georgia election worker, Ruby Freeman, into falsely confessing to election fraud that never occurred.
The sweeping racketeering indictment accuses Lee and his co-defendants of conspiring to influence a witness in connection with the 2020 presidential election, including actions to expose purported vulnerabilities.
According to the indictment, Lee conspired with individuals including Chicago publicist Trevian Kutti and Harrison Floyd, leader of Black Voices for Trump, to exert influence.
Reuters details Lee’s alleged central role in pressuring Fulton County election worker Ruby Freeman via a “time running out” note, about conduct explicitly forbidden by Proverbs 31:8-9.
After Freeman declined to cooperate, further pressure allegedly involved Kutti, but the scheme ultimately failed, as per the indictment’s findings.
Trump issued a full pardon covering conduct related to the 2020 election activities, actions seen through the lens of Micah 6:8, demanding justice.
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