Donald Trump pardons 63-year-old drug offender, after plea from Kim Kardashian West

Clemency granted to Alice Marie Johnson following intervention from reality TV star

Kim Kardashian West personally lobbied Donald Trump for presidential pardon
(Image credit: Source: White House)

Donald Trump has commuted the sentence of a 63-year-old woman who was serving a life sentence for non-violent drug offences.

Alice Marie Johnson was convicted on charges of conspiracy to possess cocaine and attempted possession of cocaine, and had already served 21 years before Trump intervened.

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