Donald Trump was solely the president-elect for lower than 48 hours earlier than Boosie BadAzz was banging his line on social media in dire straits begging for a pardon. However does the Louisiana rapper even have an opportunity at getting on The Donald’s record?
On Wednesday afternoon (Nov. 6), whereas the remainder of the U.S. was both reeling in disappointment or joyously celebrating the return of MAGA SZN, Boosie was placing collectively an off-the-cuff proposition for the subsequent Commander-in-Chief.
@realDonaldTrump CAN U PARDON ME ON MY FED CASE?” Boosied questioned on X, previously generally known as Twitter. “I’m a NON VIOLENT FELON. THE COURTS RULED THAT a NON VIOLENT CANNOT BE CHARGED WITH A 922g .THE JUDGE DISMISSED MY CASE BUT THE RULING HAS BEEN APPEALED!! SO ONCE AGAIN I WAS INDICTED IM FIGHTING THIS CASE!! THIS IS THE EXACT CASE to US VS DUARTE THAT WAS RULED UNCONSTITUTIONAL!!”
Along with his pardon request, Boosie had one other enchantment to Trump.
“Oh yet one more factor can u sit down with me n speak about U GIVING POLICE immunity,” Boosie added. “I THINK THIS WILL MOTIVATE OFFICERS TO COMMIT DEADLY CRIMES. ‘PLEASE DONT DO THIS’ anyway congratulations in your win LETS GET THIS MONEY N DROP THESE TAXES sh*t killing me.”
Donald Trump’s Pardon Energy
The Structure provides the president the ability to provide reprieves and pardons for federal offenses. Trump granted government clemency to 237 individuals throughout his 4 years in workplace within the types of pardons of individuals charged with crimes and commutating sentences of these already in jail or jail. Usually, formal requests for pardons are despatched to the Workplace of the Pardon Legal professional. Nevertheless, a lot of Trump’s clemencies have been reportedly granted to individuals he had private relationships with or for political achieve.
Two of Trump’s largest pardons within the hip-hop world have been Kodak Black and Lil Wayne. As Trump was leaving workplace in January of 2021, he commutated Yak’s jail sentence for a federal firearm cost, granting the South Florida rapper an early launch. Trump additionally pardoned Tunechi. Wayne was awaiting sentencing after pleading responsible to a federal firearms cost in December of 2020. In each instances, the widespread denominator was their lawyer Bradford Cohen who had a long-standing relationship with Trump.
Trump additionally granted clemency to Demise Row Information cofounder Michael “Harry-O” Harris.
Does Boosie Have a Shot?
Boosie was arrested by federal authorities final June who picked up a neighborhood gun case the Lousiana rapper caught the place he was charged with felony firearm possession in San Diego. The choose initially refused to dismiss the fees and Boosie was ready to take the case to trial. Nevertheless, this previous July, the fees have been dismissed. In one other plot twist, the dismissal of the case is now being appealed.
Not like many rappers who’ve blasted Trump, Boosie has performed the fence concerning the controversial politician previously. In a 2019 interview on VladTV, Boosie mentioned he will not go at Trump as a result of Trump may get the CIA to finish his life. The next yr, Boosie commented that Trump made Lil Pump appear to be a “home n*gg**” after the South Florida rapper popped out at a Trump rally. Again in April, Boosie insisted Trump’s prison indictment made him extra interesting to Black individuals.
Might Trump set this presidency off by pardoning Boosie as an endearing transfer to the hip-hop group? Presumably. However one thing tells us that process is wiped down fairly low on Trump’s record of priorities.
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