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b'Former\\xa0Border Patrol\\xa0agent Gary Brugman recalled his nights in prison. Everyday was a struggle to survive. He would\\xa0tape thick automotive magazines to his chest and waist. He made a vest out of bundles of old newspapers before going to sleep, hoping it would blunt the penetration of the shanks \\u2013 makeshift prison knives \\u2013 that other inmates promised they would use to kill him after discovering that a federal law enforcement officer was being housed along side them.

Brugman, who served eight years in the U.S. Coast Guard and was a distinguished\\xa0Border Patrol\\xa0agent up until his conviction, is now asking\\xa0President Trump\\xa0to review his case for a pardon. He, along with his attorney, told\\xa0The Sara Carter Show\\xa0that the charges and prosecutorial overreach that led to his wrongful conviction in 2002, has been one of the most difficult experiences and biggest battles of his life.'