Trump appoints Alice Marie Johnson 'pardon czar' during Black History Month event at White House

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Trump appoints Alice Marie Johnson 'pardon czar' during Black History Month event at White House

Alice Marie Johnson was pardoned by President Trump in 2018

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Published February 20, 2025 9:22pm EST

Alice Marie Johnson spreads message of hope and faith after visiting prison for the first time since her release

Alice Marie Johnson spent 21 years, seven months and six days behind bars for a nonviolent drug offense before her life sentence was commuted by President Donald Trump in 2018.
President Donald Trump on Thursday appointed Alice Marie Johnson, a woman he pardoned during his first term, as "pardon czar."

The announcement came during a Black History Month event at the White House.

The "pardon czar" will be responsible for making recommendations about who should be granted clemency.

Alice Marie Johnson, who had her sentence commuted by U.S. President Donald Trump (L) after serving 21 years in prison for cocaine trafficking, thanks the press during a celebration of the First Step Act in the East Room of the White House April 1, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

The New York Times first reported Trump was thinking about naming Johnson "pardon czar."

Johnson was convicted of nonviolent drug trafficking in Memphis, Tennessee, and after serving 21 years, her life sentence was commuted by Trump.

Reality television star Kim Kardashian West met with Trump at the White House a week prior to her release to discuss the great-grandmother's case.