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| President Donald Trump posted on Twitter a photo of his visit with reality star Kim Kardashian. Photo courtesy of President Donald Trump |
By Danielle Haynes, UPI
President Donald Trump met with Kim Kardashian on Wednesday in the Oval Office, where the reality star asked for a pardon for a 62-year-old woman serving a life sentence on a first-time drug offense.
Ahead of the meeting, the Keeping Up With the Kardashians star said she intended to seek a reprieve for Alice Johnson. For months she has campaigned on the great-grandmother's account through back channels with presidential adviser Jared Kushner. Kardashian met with Trump's son-in-law at the White House prior to her visit with the president.
Trump posted a photo of himself with Kardashian in the Oval Office.
"Great meeting with [Kim Kardashian] today, talked about prison reform and sentencing," he said, without offering thoughts on Johnson's case.
Great meeting with @KimKardashian today, talked about prison reform and sentencing. pic.twitter.com/uOy4UJ41JF— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 30, 2018
Johnson has served more than 21 years in prison for her drug conviction, a case that caught Kardashian's eye earlier this year. Kardashian connected with Ivanka Trump and Kushner, who has a personal interest in prison reform.
His father, Charles Kushner, spent more than a year in prison starting in 2005 for tax evasion, illegal campaign contributions and witness tampering. After joining the White House in 2017, the younger Kushner promised to make prison reform a priority.
The meeting comes on Johnson's 62nd birthday.
His father, Charles Kushner, spent more than a year in prison starting in 2005 for tax evasion, illegal campaign contributions and witness tampering. After joining the White House in 2017, the younger Kushner promised to make prison reform a priority.
The meeting comes on Johnson's 62nd birthday.
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