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corbe · « **on:** June 06, 2018, 04:32:27 pm »

Trump pardons woman after Kim Kardashian pressed her case: report

BY LUIS SANCHEZ - 06/06/18 12:28 PM EDT

President Trump reportedly signed a pardon on Wednesday for Alice Marie Johnson, a 62-year-old great-grandmother serving a life sentence on nonviolent drug and money laundering charges, Axios reported.

Last week, Kim Kardashian West was at the White House to ask Trump to pardon Johnson.

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http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/390995-trump-pardons-alice-johnson-report

corbe · « **Reply #1 on:** June 06, 2018, 04:38:11 pm »

That's all the proof America needs, President Trump is capable of having a successful summit with a 'Kim'.

Frank Cannon · « **Reply #2 on:** June 06, 2018, 04:38:34 pm »

I understand the issue with giving her a life sentence, but this woman was a serious drug dealer, and not some low level street hustler. Let's see how long she lasts before she is picked up again.

mystery-ak · « **Reply #3 on:** June 06, 2018, 04:41:44 pm »

Not sure if she deserved a pardon..maybe commute her sentence but not a pardon.

goodwithagun · « **Reply #4 on:** June 06, 2018, 04:55:23 pm »

A great-grandmother at the ripe old age of 62. Do the math here folks. Sheâ€™s gang affiliated and doing more than firing one up every now and then.

WingNot · « **Reply #5 on:** June 06, 2018, 04:57:23 pm »

What the hell is this. Pardons by K-Mart?

edpc · « **Reply #6 on:** June 06, 2018, 05:23:07 pm »

Is Giuliani certain which Kim was on hands and knees?

edpc · « **Reply #7 on:** June 06, 2018, 05:26:47 pm »

Quote from: Wingnut on June 06, 2018, 04:57:23 pm

What the hell is this. Pardons by K-Mart?

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Donald, The Good.

RoosGirl · « **Reply #8 on:** June 06, 2018, 05:48:15 pm »

Maybe just a broad pardon of all everyone in prison for non-violent crimes and save us some time doing it individually.

TomSea · « **Reply #9 on:** June 06, 2018, 05:49:27 pm »

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Trump Commutes Sentence of Alice Marie Johnson After Kardashian Visits White House
A White House official has told NBC News that dozens of pardons have been prepared for the president to review
By Asher Klein

President Donald Trump has commuted the life sentence of Alice Marie Johnson, who was convicted of drug offenses, the White House said Wednesday, a week after reality TV star Kim Kardashian West visited Trump to make the case for doing so.

Kardashian West had been urging the president to pardon Johnson, 63, who has spent more than two decades behind bars and was not eligible for parole. The celebrity tweeted on Wednesday that the pardon was the "best news ever!!!!"

Read more at: https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/politics/Trump-Commutes-Alice-Johnson-Sentence-484706851.html

Pardoning, commuting the same? It is in this article.

edpc · « **Reply #10 on:** June 06, 2018, 05:55:27 pm »

Quote from: TomSea on June 06, 2018, 05:49:27 pm

Pardoning, commuting the same? It is in this article.

No, theyâ€™re not. The conviction stands with a commutation. You just get released sooner than the sentence length.

catfish1957 · « **Reply #11 on:** June 06, 2018, 06:20:28 pm »

Didn't see the part where Donnie mentioned pardoning cocaine traffickers was going to make America Great again.

You know how Reaganesque the TBR Trump factions thinks he is.

edpc · « **Reply #12 on:** June 07, 2018, 02:02:20 am »

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TomSea · « **Reply #13 on:** June 07, 2018, 02:19:58 am »

Per pardoning and commuting sentences, erasing one's criminal record is called expunging. Some articles interchange pardoning and commutation. I'm not sure if that point is cleared up.

RoosGirl · « **Reply #14 on:** June 07, 2018, 02:24:41 am »

https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomangell/2018/03/01/trump-talks-up-death-penalty-for-drug-dealers/#525ecbf34c2d

TomSea · « **Reply #15 on:** June 07, 2018, 02:24:45 am »

Short of a full pardon, NY Times, sounds like it may well be only the commutation of the sentence.

Granted clemency in NYT headline.

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WASHINGTON â€” President Trump commuted the sentence on Wednesday of a 63-year-old woman serving life in prison for a nonviolent drug conviction after her case was brought to his attention by the reality television star Kim Kardashian West.

Although short of a full pardon, the decision will free Alice Marie Johnson, who has been locked up in federal prison in Alabama since 1996 on charges related to cocaine distribution and money laundering.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/06/us/politics/trump-alice-johnson-sentence-commuted-kim-kardashian-west.html

There may be some details we don't know about. What is done is done.

DCPatriot · « **Reply #16 on:** June 07, 2018, 02:27:35 am »

Trump pardons woman after Kim Kardashian pressed her case

...a fun headline.

RoosGirl · « **Reply #17 on:** June 07, 2018, 02:29:52 am »

Quote from: DCPatriot on June 07, 2018, 02:27:35 am

Trump pardons woman after Kim Kardashian pressed her case

...a fun headline.

Does that translate to "Threatened to break Trump's hip by sitting in his lap with her huge caboose?"

catfish1957 · « **Reply #18 on:** June 07, 2018, 02:32:11 am »

Quote from: RoosGirl on June 07, 2018, 02:29:52 am

Does that translate to "Threatened to break Trump's hip by sitting in his lap with her huge caboose?"

No it means DJT is suceptible to Jedi Mind Tricks when confronted by High value T & A.

DCPatriot · « **Reply #19 on:** June 07, 2018, 02:33:30 am »

Quote from: RoosGirl on June 07, 2018, 02:29:52 am

Does that translate to "Threatened to break Trump's hip by sitting in his lap with her huge caboose?"

If that's where YOUR mind takes you...sure!

Mine has her standing.