Keeping Up with the Kardashians star Kim Kardashian neglected to publicly thank former President Donald Trump for commuting the life sentence of Chris Young, who was released on Thursday.
In an Instastory, the 40-year-old aspiring lawyer wrote that her ‘heart was full’ as she thanked the 32-year-old ex-con’s attorney Brittany K. Barnes, Judge Kevin H. Sharp, REFORM Alliance CAO Jessica Jackson, and Alice Marie Johnson.
‘It brings tears to my eyes to see Judge Sharp welcome him home. He was forced to sentence him to a life sentence based on mandatory minimums and ended up resigning due to these injustices,’ Kim – who boasts 304.8M social media followers – wrote on Sunday.
Dissed! Keeping Up with the Kardashians star Kim Kardashian (R, pictured in 2019) neglected to publicly thank former President Donald Trump (L) for commuting the life sentence of Chris Young, who was released on Thursday
In an Instastory, the 40-year-old aspiring lawyer wrote that her ‘heart was full’ as she thanked the 32-year-old ex-con’s attorney Brittany K. Barnes, Judge Kevin H. Sharp, REFORM Alliance CAO Jessica Jackson, and Alice Marie Johnson
‘Judge Sharp and I went to the White House a few years ago asking for clemency for @thechrisyoung_2021. He’s so deserving and smart and I can’t wait to see all he accomplishes in this life! I worked on this case with Barnett for years so this victory is so sweet!’
In 2018, Kardashian famously persuaded the 74-year-old reality star-turned-politician to grant clemency to Johnson, who was a first-time drug offender serving life.
Trump also supported the First Step Act, which was passed by a majority of the US Senate, after a passionate plea from The Justice Project star.
Kim wrote on Sunday: ‘It brings tears to my eyes to see Judge Sharp welcome him home. He was forced to sentence him to a life sentence based on mandatory minimums and ended up resigning due to these injustices’
Kardashian continued: ‘Judge Sharp and I went to the White House a few years ago asking for clemency for @thechrisyoung_2021. He’s so deserving and smart and I can’t wait to see all he accomplishes in this life! I worked on this case with Barnett for years so this victory is so sweet!’ (pictured in 2018)
Not the first time: In 2018, Kardashian (M, pictured March 4) famously persuaded the 74-year-old reality star-turned-politician to grant clemency to Johnson (3-R), who was a first-time drug offender serving life
Donald granted pardons to 143 people last Wednesday including Chris, who was 26 when he received a ‘three-strikes’ mandatory life sentence for federal drug and firearm charges.
‘Fortunately, we have men like Judge Sharp that had the courage and temerity to speak out against our unjust system,’ Young said at a Tennessee airport on Thursday.
‘And we had women like Kim Kardashian who was willing to use her celebrity to help bring attention towards that. And fortunately, we had President Trump there [who] was willing enough to put a pencil to paper to correct some of the wrongs.’
Final day in office: Trump granted pardons to 143 people last Wednesday including Chris, who was 26 when he received a ‘three-strikes’ mandatory life sentence for federal drug and firearm charges
Young said at a Tennessee airport on Thursday: ‘Fortunately, we have men like Judge Sharp that had the courage and temerity to speak out against our unjust system. And we had women like Kim Kardashian who was willing to use her celebrity to help bring attention towards that’
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He concluded: ‘And fortunately, we had President Trump there [who] was willing enough to put a pencil to paper to correct some of the wrongs’
Lighting the match: The twice-impeached president exited office beneath a cloud of coup controversy after inciting his Trump mob’s insurrection of the US Capitol on January 6, which left six people dead
The twice-impeached president exited office beneath a cloud of coup controversy after inciting his Trump mob’s insurrection of the US Capitol on January 6, which left six people dead.
Chris – who dreams of coding for SpaceX founder Elon Musk – spent his third night as a free man dining on oysters at seafood spot Henrietta Red in Nashville.
Kim reportedly spends 18 hours a week studying law under the guidance of Jackson, Van Jones, and Erin Haney so she can pass the California State Bar in 2024 and start her own law firm.
‘#lifeafterlife’: Chris – who dreams of coding for SpaceX founder Elon Musk – spent his third night as a free man dining on oysters at seafood spot Henrietta Red in Nashville
Prison selfie: The Justice Project star reportedly spends 18 hours a week studying law under the guidance of Jackson, Van Jones, and Erin Haney so she can pass the California State Bar in 2024 and start her own law firm (pictured in 2019)
Legacy: Kim is following the footsteps of her late father – OJ Simpson (R) defense attorney Robert Kardashian Sr. (M) – who died, age 59, from esophageal cancer in 2003
Kardashian is following the footsteps of her late father – OJ Simpson defense attorney Robert Kardashian Sr. – who died, age 59, from esophageal cancer in 2003 when she was only 22.
On January 8, the newly-separated mother-of-four and her famous family finished filming the 20th (and final) season of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, which premieres later this year on E!
On December 10, Kim and her fam signed a new multi-year global content deal with Hulu/Star, which starts streaming in late 2021.
End of an era: On January 8, Kardashian and her famous family finished filming the 20th (and final) season of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, which premieres later this year on E!
Streaming in late 2021! On December 10, the newly-separated mother-of-four and her fam signed a new multi-year global content deal with Hulu/Star