Trump announced Thursday during a Black History Month event held at the White House that he would tap Alice Marie Johnson, who spent over 21 years in prison for nonviolent crimes, for the role.

Trump has dubiously tried to use Johnson, whom he pardoned of a nonviolent drug charge in 2020, as a symbol of his compassion.

Alice Marie Johnson has been appointed "pardon czar" by President Trump, a role in which she will recommend individuals for presidential commutations. During a Black History Month event at the White ...

President Donald Trump commuted and pardoned former Aliceville inmate Alice Johnson's life sentence during his first presidential term. On Thursday, he named Johnson the nation's first "Pardon Czar." ...

Alice Marie Johnson has been appointed "pardon czar" by President Trump, a role in which she will recommend individuals for presidential commutations. During a Black History Month event at the ...

President Donald Trump hosted a Black History Month event at the White House, announcing Alice Johnson as his "Pardon Czar." Attendees included Kodak Black and Tiger Woods. Johnson, a criminal justice ...