Trump considers pardoning Alice Marie Johnson
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source63 the u.s president donald trump is reportedly considering1 she was sentenced to lifewithout parolein 1996 despite it being her first offence1 kardashian first read about her case in october 2017 and began tweeting about it describing the sentence as so unfair1 on may 30 she travelled to dc to meet the president and plead for clemency1 johnson a great-grandmother from memphis tennessee who became an ordained minister behind bars has served more than 21 years in prison for a non-violent drug conspiracy offence1 john kelly the chief of staffand white house counsel donald mcgahn are described as being disturbed by the process according to two people familiar with the discussions1 mr kelly has reviewed johnsons background and her 1996 conviction and is not convinced she deserves a pardon an administration official told the newspaper1 mr mcgahn has also argued against the possible pardon as an unnecessary action by the president a second official said1 but the case seized upon by kardashian has become a cause celebre for prison reform advocates1 r trump but the decision has divided his cabinet1