In 2018, Trump granted Johnson , a first-time nonviolent drug offender, a commutation, a week after Kim Kardashian West pleaded her case for Johnson's release during an Oval Office meeting with Trump. Johnson, now a criminal justice reform advocate, appeared at the Republican National Convention on Thursday evening, telling the story of her release and praising Trump's decision to sign a criminal justice reform bill, the First Step Act, into law. "It was real justice reform," Johnson said of the First Step Act. Asked if she endorses the President, Johnson said she'd like to continue working with him on criminal justice reform efforts in the future. "This really is not a partisan issue, criminal justice reform.

Source: CNN August 28, 2020 18:37 UTC