Kim Kardashian West met with President Donald Trump yesterday to talk about the country’s criminal justice system and ask the president to pardon a woman serving life in prison for a first-time drug offense. Kardashian reportedly entered the West Wing around 4:45 p.m. and left an hour later. The reality star requested the meeting after learning about Alice Johnson, a 63-year-old grandmother who has spent 21 years behind bars after she admitted to acting as an intermediary for drug pushes, reports Page Six. Sources claim that the meeting went “well.” Kardashian was accompanied by her attorney, Shawn Holley, who is helping Johnson. She tweeted “Happy Birthday Alice Marie Johnson. Today is for you,” before the meeting.
Happy Birthday Alice Marie Johnson. Today is for you ??✨
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) May 30, 2018
During his time in office, President Barack Obama granted 1,927 clemency requests, but Johnson was not one of them.
Kardashian has been speaking with Jared Kushner about the topic for weeks. Trump has ridiculed Kardashian in the past. In 2013, he said on the Howard Stern Show, “Does she have a good body? No. Does she have a fat ass? Absolutely.”
After the meeting, Donald Trump tweeted “Great meeting today.”
Great meeting with @KimKardashian today, talked about prison reform and sentencing. pic.twitter.com/uOy4UJ41JF
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 30, 2018
Kardashian tweeted out as well, thanking the president and saying she was “hopeful” for Johnson’s future.
I would like to thank President Trump for his time this afternoon. It is our hope that the President will grant clemency to Ms. Alice Marie Johnson who is serving a life sentence for a first-time, non-violent drug offense.
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) May 31, 2018
We are optimistic about Ms. Johnson’s future and hopeful that she —and so many like her—will get a second chance at life.
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) May 31, 2018
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