Trump Appoints Alice Marie Johnson as "Pardon Czar"
1 month ago

Trump Appoints Alice Marie Johnson as "Pardon Czar"

India Today  

US President Donald Trump said Thursday that he has appointed Alice Marie Johnson, a woman he pardoned in his first term, as "pardon czar" to advise on other cases. "Alice was in prison for doing something that today probably wouldn't even be prosecuted," Trump said at an event celebrating Black History Month at the White House. She's going to be my pardon czar," Trump said. US reality television star Kim Kardashian successfully petitioned Trump in 2018 to pardon Johnson, who had served nearly 22 years of a life sentence for a non-violent drug offence.

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Trump appoints new 'pardon czar'
1 month ago

Trump appoints new 'pardon czar'

Raw Story  

U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that he has appointed Alice Marie Johnson, a woman he pardoned in his first term, as "pardon czar" to advise on other cases. "Alice was in prison for doing something that today probably wouldn't even be prosecuted," Trump said at an event celebrating Black History Month at the White House. She's going to be …

Kim Kardashian West flexes her prison-reform muscle, taking on death-penalty case
4 years, 3 months ago

Kim Kardashian West flexes her prison-reform muscle, taking on death-penalty case

LA Times  

Kim Kardashian West is flexing her criminal justice reform muscles for perhaps the last time before President Trump leaves office, asking that the sentence of federal death-row inmate Brandon Bernard be commuted to life in prison without parole before Bernard’s Dec. 10 execution date. Juror JF speaking out on Brandon’s Case#HelpSaveBrandon https://t.co/Fy5UCPouGP — Kim Kardashian West November 29, 2020 The …

Trump pardons Alice Johnson, who praised him in RNC speech
4 years, 6 months ago

Trump pardons Alice Johnson, who praised him in RNC speech

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump pardoned a woman on Friday who was a featured speaker on the final night of the Republican National Convention and had praised him as a compassionate leader. Trump pardoned Alice Marie Johnson, who had spent more than two decades serving life without parole for a nonviolent drug offense. Trump said at the White House Friday …

Donald Trump grants FULL pardon to Alice Johnson for drug dealing conviction
4 years, 6 months ago

Donald Trump grants FULL pardon to Alice Johnson for drug dealing conviction

Daily Mail  

President Donald Trump gave Alice Johnson, the former inmate who reality TV star Kim Kardashian push to have released, a full pardon in the Oval Office Friday afternoon. Johnson had delivered an address Thursday night before the Republican National Convention from Washington, D.C., and so was seated with Trump at the White House the next day when reporters came in. …

Trump highlights criminal justice reform with pardon at GOP convention
4 years, 7 months ago

Trump highlights criminal justice reform with pardon at GOP convention

LA Times  

President Trump put the spotlight on his criminal justice record at the Republican National Convention on Tuesday by showing a video of him pardoning a former inmate who started a reentry program for former convicts. The pardon comes as Republicans attempt to tout the president’s record on criminal justice reform while also establishing him as an ally of law enforcement. …

How Alice Johnson encouraged Trump to free her prison friends
5 years, 1 month ago

How Alice Johnson encouraged Trump to free her prison friends

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “When it boiled down to only three, it’s …

Alice Johnson speaks out after being freed from prison
6 years, 9 months ago

Alice Johnson speaks out after being freed from prison

Daily Mail  

Alice Johnson smiled from ear to ear on Thursday as she spoke out for the first time since being freed from federal prison on Wednesday. The 63-year-old grandmother had her life sentence commuted by President Trump, after Kim Kardashian West went to him with her story and asked for a pardon. Scroll down for video Alice Johnson spoke with Good …

Trump commutes term of Kardashian-championed drug offender
6 years, 9 months ago

Trump commutes term of Kardashian-championed drug offender

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Flexing his clemency powers once again, President Donald Trump on Wednesday commuted the life sentence of a woman whose cause was championed by reality TV star Kim Kardashian West. I feel like my life is starting over again,” Johnson said moments after her release, calling Kardashian West an “angel” and thanking Trump “for giving me another chance at …

Trump commutes life sentence for Alice Johnson after Kim Kardashian White House visit
6 years, 9 months ago

Trump commutes life sentence for Alice Johnson after Kim Kardashian White House visit

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy President Donald Trump has commuted the sentence of Alice Marie …

Kim Kardashian convinces Trump to commute sentence of convicted drug felon
6 years, 9 months ago

Kim Kardashian convinces Trump to commute sentence of convicted drug felon

Salon  

President Donald Trump signed a commutation for Alice Marie Johnson, a 63-year-old great-grandmother who has been in a federal prison since 1996, on Wednesday. After Kim Kardashian West met with the president at the White House last week to advocate for her early release from a life sentence without the possibility of parole, Trump obliged. Kardashian West had been lobbying …

Woman Released After Trump Commutes Her Life Sentence For Nonviolent Drug Offense
6 years, 9 months ago

Woman Released After Trump Commutes Her Life Sentence For Nonviolent Drug Offense

NPR  

Woman Released After Trump Commutes Her Life Sentence For Nonviolent Drug Offense Enlarge this image toggle caption Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images Updated at 7: 40 p.m. ET President Trump commuted the life sentence of Alice Marie Johnson, who had been in federal prison for more than 20 years for a first-time drug conviction. Johnson was released hours later …

Kim Kardashian West goes to the White House to talk pardon
6 years, 9 months ago

Kim Kardashian West goes to the White House to talk pardon

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Reality TV star Kim Kardashian West paid a visit to the White House Wednesday to make a star-powered case to President Donald Trump and his staff on behalf of a woman serving a life sentence for drug offenses. It had been unclear whether the socialite would have the chance to sit down with Trump while she was in …

Kim Kardashian is lobbying Jared Kushner for Trump to pardon a great-grandmother serving life in prison
6 years, 10 months ago

Kim Kardashian is lobbying Jared Kushner for Trump to pardon a great-grandmother serving life in prison

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Kim Kardashian West is …

Why Kim Kardashian wanted President Trump to free me (Opinion)
6 years, 10 months ago

Why Kim Kardashian wanted President Trump to free me (Opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Alice Marie Johnson is a grandmother who has served more than 20 years in prison for a first-time, nonviolent offense. ET Thursday for Van Jones’ exclusive interview with Kim Kardashian West on her reaction to President Donald Trump’s commutation of Alice Marie Johnson. Alice Marie Johnson courtesy CAN-DO The week before Christmas 2016, President Barack Obama gave a …

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