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
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.
She was arrested in 1993 and convicted of drug conspiracy and money laundering in 1996.
A series of unfortunate events, including the death of her son, financial troubles and a divorce, led her to involvement with cocaine dealers.
"Back in the 1990s, I was a single mother about to lose my house," Johnson wrote in a Fox News Digital opinion article. "In a desperate moment, I made a life-altering bad decision to become a low-level player in a drug operation. When law enforcement authorities broke up the drug operation, I was prosecuted and sentenced to life in prison."
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