Alice Johnson thanks Trump for Kardashian-backed release

[oberliner]

Source: BBC

A grandmother jailed for over 20 years on a non-violent drug charge has thanked US President Donald Trump for granting her clemency.

Alice Johnson, 63, said Mr Trump had given her another chance in life and restored her to her family.

Kim Kardashian West had lobbied for her release, meeting the president last week.

The White House said Alice Johnson had been a model prisoner and worked hard to rehabilitate herself.

Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-44400441

[kimbutgar]

1. She was a money launderer like twitler

Birds of a feather flock together.

[oberliner]

2. You don't think pardoning her was the right call?

[kimbutgar]

3. Just saying it's interesting he pardoned her for crimes he has done

Getting ready to set a precedent for his own self pardon?

Also I hate anything Kardashian related. She is a terrible role modelfor young women and trashy. And he only did it to get African American voters to support him. We’re not that dumb.

[oberliner]

4. My view is that it was the right decision for the wrong reasons

But I do think she deserves to be out.

[brooklynite]

5. It's always nice for a criminal to have a celebrity fan base.

[oberliner]

6. There's a fairly long history of celebrities advocating for justice

Sometimes it's the only way to get bring attention to these cases.

[Raine]

10. There is nothing new about that

always been that way, always will be. I'm just glad that it helps some people who should be released.

[samir.g]

7. dumbfuck accidentally did a good thing, I wouldn't start heaping praise on him though

[oberliner]

8. No praise for him, but happy for Alice

[Raine]

9. I'm happy for

her!

[oberliner]

13. Me too

[dflprincess]

11. So I'm thinking, if he finds out Obama wouldn't do it and FBI would hate it if he did

could we get Trump to pardon Leonard Peltier?

What celebrity, that Trump would listen to, could be persuaded to take up this cause?

[oberliner]

12. Good point

Perhaps that could work - someone call the other Kardashian!