Reality TV personality Kim Kardashian West met with President Trump at the White House Wednesday as she advocated a pardon for a great-grandmother imprisoned on drug offenses discussed prison reform.
“Great meeting with @KimKardashian today, talked about prison reform and sentencing,” Mr. Trump tweeted, along with a photo of the two meeting in the Oval Office.
Ms. Kardashian West has been pushing for a pardon for Alice Marie Johnson, a great-grandmother serving a life sentence for a nonviolent drug offense. Johnson, 63, has spent more than two decades in prison.
The TV star tweeted about Johnson Wednesday: “Happy Birthday Alice Marie Johnson. Today is for you.”
Ms. Kardashian West supported Hillary Clinton for the presidency in 2016, but her husband, rapper Kanye West, is an outspoken supporter of Mr. Trump.
The White House is supporting the First Step Act, a measure which would expand programs for prisoners and allow for more home confinement and was approved by the House Judiciary Committee earlier this month.
• Dave Boyer can be reached at dboyer@washingtontimes.com.
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