Alice Marie Johnson takes on 'corrupt system' as Trump's new pardon czar
Alice Marie Johnson has gone from prison to the White House where she's leading the charge as President Donald Trump's pardon czar and she can hardly believe the transformation The former Trump pardonee now works with the president's administration to bring hope to those still trapped in a broken system Speaking to My View host Lara Trump she laid out her vision for the role finding non-violent offenders who deserve a second chance who have paid their dues to society and who have been casualties of lawfare I SPENT YEARS IN PRISON FOR A CRIME I DIDN T DO TRUMP S EARLY PARDONS ARE THE RIGHT IDEA There are laws that have to be changed because even in my position I'm not going to be able to find everyone she noted I am going to find as a large number of as I possibly can find but I'm also going to be advocating for change and looking at the things that are out there on the books that need to be changed but to also do what the president has entrusted me to do and let's find those individuals who need their second chance those individuals who had lost hope in a system that was totally corrupt We now know it's not about how much money you have If you have a corrupt system in place there is no one safe she added TRUMP 'PARDON CZAR' EXPLAINS KEY DIFFERENCES BETWEEN TRUMP AND BIDEN PARDONSA series of unfortunate events including her son's death financial troubles and a divorce led to Johnson's involvement with cocaine dealers in the s in Memphis Tennessee While she alleges she never touched saw or sold a single drug she admitted to assisting in communications Johnson was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole a sentence she was absolutely not prepared for nor did she think it was warranted but she's thankful her situation caught President Trump's attention Trump commuted her life sentence in after she served years in an Alabama prison but eventually gave her a full pardon in The president appointed her to the pardon czar position earlier this year tasking her with identifying the best pardon candidates and assessing their readiness to reintegrate into their communities It's just incredible to me that my life would take a full-circle journey Seven years ago I was sitting in a prison cell she explained It's really easy for me because I've lived it so the president has entrusted me with this mission
