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Alice Johnson, Pardoned by Trump, Secures Flurry of Trump Pardons and Commutations
On 12/22/20 at 9:31 PM EST
Alice Johnson, who was pardoned by President Donald Trump in August, was instrumental in gaining similar clemency for 4 individuals announced by the White House on Tuesday.
Johnson was sentenced to life in prison in 1997 after being convicted on charges of attempted possession of cocaine and conspiracy to possess cocaine, both non-violent offenses. Trump commuted Johnson s sentence in 2018 after Kim Kardashian West interceded before Trump on Johnson s behalf. Johnson became an advocate for criminal justice reform and spoke at the 2020 Republican National Convention. Some say you do the crime, you do the time, Johnson said during her RNC speech in August. However, that time should be fair and just. We ve all made mistakes. None of us want to be defined forever based on our worst decision.