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US President Donald Trump pardons Alice Johnson, whose cause was backed by Kim Kardashian
Trump, who commuted Johnson`s sentence in 2018 after she had served more than 20 years in prison, signed the pardon during a meeting with Johnson in the Oval Office.
Highlights
- US President Donald Trump granted a full pardon on Friday to Alice Marie Johnson, a Tennessee woman who received a life sentence for a first-time drug offence.
- Her cause was taken up by the celebrity Kim Kardashian West.
- Trump, who commuted Johnson`s sentence in 2018 after she had served more than 20 years in prison, signed the pardon.
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump granted a full pardon on Friday to Alice Marie Johnson, a Tennessee woman who received a life sentence for a first-time drug offence and whose cause was taken up by the celebrity Kim Kardashian West. Trump, who commuted Johnson`s sentence in 2018 after she had served more than 20 years in prison, signed the pardon during a meeting with Johnson in the Oval Office.
"We`re taking Alice Johnson from a commutation to a full pardon," Trump said. "Alice has done an incredible job since she`s been out, recommending other people" who may deserve clemency or a pardon. Johnson, who spoke at the Republican National Convention this week about her initial commutation, wiped away tears after Trump`s announcement.
Kardashian West personally lobbied Trump about Johnson`s case.