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<\/p>\nDonald Trump ended his presidency by granting clemency to multiple individuals which includes rappers Lil Wayne and Kodak Black.<\/p>\n
In an\u00a0official White House statement\u00a0released late Tuesday night, Desiree Perez, Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. and Bill K. Kapri were all on the clemency list. In total, Trump issued 73 pardons and commuted the sentences of 70 additional individuals, including his former adviser Steve Bannon, former Republican National Committee chairman Elliott Broidy, former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and Ken Kurson, the former editor of the New York Observer.<\/p>\n
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Last November, Carter was\u00a0charged with one count\u00a0of possessing a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon. He had previously pleaded guilty to a felony gun charge in New York in 2009 and was eventually sentenced to a year in prison. The new charge stemmed from an incident that took place December 23rd, 2019 in Miami-Dade County in Florida.<\/p>\n
The president\u2019s statement on pardons and commutations released early Wednesday said Lil Wayne \u201chas exhibited this generosity through commitment to a variety of charities, including donations to research hospitals and a host of foodbanks.\u201d<\/p>\n
The statement also cited the support of former NFL football star Deion Sanders, who said the rapper is \u201ca provider for his family, a friend to many, a man of faith, a natural giver to the less fortunate, a waymaker, [and] a game changer.\u201d<\/p>\n
In Black\u2019s case, a Miami federal judge sentenced the local rapper to three years and ten months, far less than the maximum 10-year sentence he could have received. He\u2019s served about half of his sentence.<\/p>\n
\nJust had a great meeting with @realdonaldtrump<\/a> @potus<\/a> besides what he\u2019s done so far with criminal reform, the platinum plan is going to give the community real ownership. He listened to what we had to say today and assured he will and can get it done. \ud83e\udd19\ud83c\udffe pic.twitter.com\/Q9c5k1yMWf<\/a><\/p>\n
\u2014 Lil Wayne WEEZY F (@LilTunechi) October 29, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n