R. Kelly seeking presidential pardon from Donald Trump

[Clearsky]

R. Kelly Seeking Presidential Pardon From Donald Trump After Alleging Prison Officials Plotted to Murder Him

Beau B. Brindley, who is representing Kelly in his emergency request for prison release, tells PEOPLE that his client's life is in danger and time is of the essence as he seeks a meeting with Donald Trump.

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The disgraced singer, who is currently serving a 30-year sentence after being convicted on federal charges including racketeering and sex trafficking, is hoping to be granted a pardon or have his sentence commuted after alleging in an emergency motion filed this week that three officials with the Bureau of Prisons plotted his murder.

 

[tlcya]

this would be funny except, er, we've seen some of the pardons already granted.

 

[NuttMegg]

this would be funny except, er, we've seen some of the pardons already granted.

Maybe he'll pardon Ted Bundy posthumously.

 

[tarabull]

R. Kelly hospitalized after prison overdose, alleged murder plot, lawyers say

 

[tlcya]

In the government's response to Kelly's emergency motions, federal prosecutors have called his claims "fanciful" and "theatrical."

In addition to logistical issues with the motions − including being filed at the wrong court and location, using the wrong kind of case and not following proper procedure − federal prosecutors said Kelly's motion "makes a mockery of the harm suffered by Kelly's victims" and they accused him of being a "master manipulator."
R. Kelly hospitalized after prison overdose, alleged murder plot, lawyers say