Trump Commutes Sentence of Nonviolent Drug Offender After Meeting With Kim Kardashian.https://t.co/KmAWYywnu0— Global Awareness 101 (@Mononoke__Hime) June 6, 2018
MRCTV
written by Patrick Hauf
Wednesday June 6, 2018
Remember when the New York Post made fun of Kim Kardashian West for meeting with President Trump last week? Well, it looks like that meeting just changed someone's life forever.
Trump commuted the sentence of 63-year-old great-grandmother Alice Marie Johnson on Wednesday afternoon.
Johnson has served 21 years in prison since she was sentenced to life in jail after her involvement in a cocaine trafficking operation. The first-time, non-violent offender was brought to Trump's attention by Kardashian, an advocate of criminal justice reform.
BEST NEWS EVER!!!! ๐๐ผ๐๐ผ๐๐ผ https://t.co/JUbpbE1Bk0— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) June 6, 2018
Kardashian first reached out to Ivanka Trump, who got her in contact with her husband, Jared Kushner, a senior advisor to the president who too has been advocating for criminal justice reform.
So grateful to @realDonaldTrump, Jared Kushner & to everyone who has showed compassion & contributed countless hours to this important moment for Ms. Alice Marie Johnson. Her commutation is inspirational & gives hope to so many others who are also deserving of a second chance.— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) June 6, 2018
"Ms. Johnson has accepted responsibility for her past behavior and has been a model prisoner over the past two decades. Despite receiving a life sentence, Alice worked hard to rehabilitate herself in prison, and act as a mentor to her fellow inmates," the White House stated Wednesday.
While flirting with certain aspects of criminal justice reform, the White House also made sure to emphasize their tough-on-crime mentality.
"While this Administration will always be very tough on crime, it believes that those who have paid their debt to society and worked hard to better themselves while in prison deserve a second chance."
Does this move signal a shift in the president's approach to criminal justice? Only time will tell.
Unless you've saved someone's life, Kim Kardashian is now objectively a better person than you.— Michael Malice (@michaelmalice) June 6, 2018
President Trump just signed the pardon for Alice Johnson, who was given a life sentence for drug-related crimes, meanwhile rapists and murders get less time.— Ryan Fournier (@RyanAFournier) June 6, 2018
President Obama had the opportunity and refused to do so. Thank you, President Trump for doing the right thing.
I support @KimKardashian’s campaign to free #AliceMarieJohnson who has been in prison for 21yrs after being convicted of a non-violent crime. It’s a shame Obama could pardon Chelsea Manning and not Alice who has had an exceptional record in prison. Hoping Trump releases her.— CallMeQuiche (@CallMeQuiche) May 30, 2018
And former President @BarackObama commuted the sentence Oscar Lรณpez Rivera who is a member of the FALN terrorist group that murdered 5 innocent people, which no president has ever commuted the sentence of a murdering terrorist group in U.S. history since Bill Clinton.— J.D. Elliott (@jde4zion) June 6, 2018
Obama could’ve pardoned Alice Marie Johnson, but didn’t.— Josh Gremillion (@joshgremillion) May 31, 2018
Obama could’ve pardoned Heavyweight boxing champ Jack Johnson, but didn’t.
Thank you Kim Kardashian for fighting for Alice Marie Johnson and much needed prison reform. President Trump will pass big time prison reform!
A congratulations is in order to @KimKardashian, @jacobdhorowitz & his team @mic—& of course, to Alice Marie Johnson’s entire family for her new lease on life.— Candace Owens (@RealCandaceO) June 6, 2018
Incredible things can be accomplished when people come together for a good cause.
Thank you, @realDonaldTrump!
Why is Trump, our racist white supremacist misogynist President, pardoning a black woman like Alice Johnson? I am so confused! Please help me! pic.twitter.com/aroIhUeduI— Adorable Deplorable ๐บ๐ธ (@OliMauritania) June 6, 2018
Wow, the Kardashians are having an excellent week.— Lauren Cooley (@laurenacooley) June 6, 2018
✅ @kanyewest supports Trump, refuses to back down to the mob, album ranks #1 in 83 countries & #1 on iTunes
✅ @KimKardashian meets w/Trump, media makes fun of her, she succeeds in advocating for clemency for Alice Johnson
#1 in 83 countries ๐๐๐ https://t.co/Z8FC9LPL7W— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) June 6, 2018
Worst. Boycott. Ever. https://t.co/jaPr5156Fy— Jack Posobiec๐บ๐ธ (@JackPosobiec) June 6, 2018
Black Liberals trip me out. You say you care about prison reform but you don’t want to engage Pres. Trump on. the issue because of imaginary racism. So Kim Kardashian engages on your behalf and you drag her for it. The liberal plantation is real.— ๐บ๐ธ A Free Black Man. ๐บ๐ธ (@AFreeBlackMan) May 31, 2018
Great meeting with @KimKardashian today, talked about prison reform and sentencing. pic.twitter.com/uOy4UJ41JF— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 30, 2018
Here’s a fun fact. @KimKardashian put her brand on the line & is talking to the President about prison reform and may actually get something done. Meanwhile our distinguished black leaders refuse to meet with Trump on issues of important to black community. A real shame. https://t.co/THoOLkL6JC— Gianno Caldwell (@GiannoCaldwell) May 30, 2018
Same people that were praising a porn star last week for suing and attacking Trump, today shaming Kim Kardashian for meeting with Trump on criminal justice reform. pic.twitter.com/VmP5Hn1PFa— Pradheep J. Shanker, M.D., M.S. (@Neoavatara) May 31, 2018
BREAKING: President Trump has granted clemency to #AliceMarieJohnson after meeting with @KimKardashian West to talk about her case last week.— Mic (@mic) June 6, 2018
This is her story and the video that started it all: https://t.co/KzxNo3OsSg pic.twitter.com/LU2N05rIdC
Daughter of Alice Marie Johnson thanks Trump for commuting her mother's life sentence https://t.co/9MO73u1y46 pic.twitter.com/tc619YTuIJ— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) June 6, 2018
Alice Marie Johnson’s Daughter, Tretessa, Publicly Thanks President Trump ‘Times One Million’ For Granting Her Mother Clemency https://t.co/3KXyPFe2Fv pic.twitter.com/i1mk11seuX— BCNN1 (@bcnn1) June 6, 2018
UPDATE 6/6/18 at 8:18pm: I added the tweet below.Just spoke to Alice Johnson's daughter, Tretessa, who's overjoyed.— Peter Alexander (@PeterAlexander) June 6, 2018
To @realDonaldTrump: "Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you times one million."
On @KimKardashian: "She’s been like our angel... she really saved my mom's life."
UPDATE 6/7/18 at 2:35pm: I added the tweet below.After watching Mic’s video about #AliceMarieJohnson’s story, @KimKardashian West became involved in trying to free her and spoke with Jared Kushner in early May about her potential release https://t.co/KzxNo3OsSg pic.twitter.com/DkexalPRFX— Mic (@mic) June 6, 2018
Democrats and the MSM DON’T want you to see this video of Alice Johnson — Make it go VIRAL! pic.twitter.com/peaSikDWUH— Jacob Wohl (@JacobAWohl) June 7, 2018
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