Trump fixates on pardons, could soon give reprieve to 63-year-old woman after meeting with Kim...

[DonViejo]

Source: The Washington Post




Trump fixates on pardons, could soon give reprieve to 63-year-old woman after meeting with Kim Kardashian

By Ashley Parker, Robert Costa and Josh Dawsey
June 5 at 4:25 PM

President Trump is privately telling aides that he is strongly considering pardoning Alice Marie Johnson, a 63-year-old woman serving a life sentence, after meeting with Kim Kardashian to discuss her case, as he becomes increasingly fixated on his ability to issue pardons.

The pardon for Johnson could come as early as Tuesday, and the paperwork was being finalized Tuesday morning, according to a person familiar with the discussions. Trump’s aides and associates see Kardashian’s celebrity imprimatur as crucial and alluring to the president.

But the potential pardon of Johnson has caused consternation in the West Wing, with top advisers — including chief of staff John F. Kelly and White House counsel Donald McGahn — disturbed by the process, according to two people familiar with the discussions.

Kelly has reviewed Johnson’s background and her 1996 conviction — she was sentenced to life in prison on drug possession and money laundering charges — and is not convinced she deserves a pardon, an administration official said. And McGahn has also argued against the possible pardon as an unnecessary action by the president, a second official said.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-fixates-on-pardons-could-soon-give-reprieve-to-63-year-old-woman-after-meeting-with-kim-kardashian/2018/06/05/37ac6cb6-683d-11e8-bbc5-dc9f3634fa0a_story.html

[pangaia]

1. The dumb fuck has a new toy.

[ewagner]

2. ...and a new "crush"??? n/t

[Auggie]

6. "A new toy" ...

perfect!

[Blue_Tires]

10. Trump's next pardon will be for "Whoever killed Caylee Anthony"

[jayschool2013]

3. Indulgences

Maybe Twitler can start selling indulgences to raise money for ... well, himself. It's what he does best.

Pope Donnie I.

[DBoon]

4. pardon someone with a money-laundering conviction?

hmm, whatever could this mean

[truthisfreedom]

5. Pardoner in chief

Between tweeting, pardoning and golf, it’s a full day for cadet bone spurs.

[duforsure]

7. Instead of caring about,

The children he's ripping away from their parents to hurt them because of the color of their skin.

[Bengus81]

8. To bad for Manson that he up and croaked before Donnie could help.....

[oberliner]

9. She wrote an open letter to President Obama in December 2016 seeking clemency

The week before Christmas, President Obama gave a second chance -- in the form of clemency -- to 231 people. I was not among them, but since many of them, like me, were incarcerated on drug-related charges, I feel I know their stories.

I am only one of thousands of first-time, non-violent offenders given a mandatory and lengthy prison terms after committing a crime under financial distress.

https://www.cnn.com/2016/12/28/opinions/obama-clemency-johnson-opinion/index.html

[kimbutgar]

11. He thinks this will win over African Americans

But we see though his bs and the anger about faux outrage of kneeling and police brutality will not be ignored.

[Calista241]

12. This is all marketing to Trump.

he's going to have a 'conversion' sometime early next year. He'll start advocating for policies that African Americans support, starting with prison reform.

[oberliner]

13. Alice Marie Johnson: My release from prison was a 'miracle'

Alice Marie Johnson, the 63-year-old great-grandmother whose life sentence for a drug conviction was commuted by President Donald Trump, said Thursday that her release from prison was a "miracle" and that she will use her new freedom to help other people like her.

“I want to take this chance to try to magnify what has happened with me, so that people will remember there are people just like me who are first-time nonviolent offenders who pose no safety risk to their communities,” Johnson told "Today" — a day after being released from prison.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/alice-marie-johnson-my-release-prison-was-miracle-n880831