Boosie Badazz Hires Lobbyists With Hopes of Pardon From Donald Trump in Gun Case

Boosie Badazz is looking to get Donald Trump’s attraction erstwhile it comes to the rapper’s federal weapon case, and the Baton Rouge creator has reportedly hired lobbyists with hopes of a statesmanlike pardon whitethorn beryllium successful his future.

According to nationalist affairs accusation platform LegiStorm and arsenic reiterated by Complex, Boosie has hired J.M. Burkman & Associates to look into his lawsuit aft taking a plea deal successful his national weapon possession lawsuit successful San Diego. The brace of lobbyists listed connected lobbying registration form filed with the U.S. Senate are Jack Burkman and Jacob Wohl.

Billboard has reached retired to Boosie’s rep and attorney, arsenic good arsenic J.M. Burkman & Associates for comment.

Boosie was arrested successful May 2023 portion visiting San Diego, wherever helium was slated to sprout a euphony video and marque a nine appearance. Officers recovered 2 weapons connected the rapper during a postulation halt aft tracking his conveyance with a helicopter.

The 42-year-old primitively faced authorities charges earlier the feds stepped successful to instrumentality connected the case. Though an appeals tribunal dismissed the case, but national prosecutors refiled and had the ruling overturned.

The “Wipe Me Down” rapper (real sanction Torence Hatch Jr.) told fans that helium was taking a woody due to the fact that helium was “tired” of pursuing the case and is present awaiting sentencing connected Nov. 21. Federal prosecutors person recommended a two-year situation bid aft facing a maximum of 15 years.

“JUST ACCEPTED A PLEA FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ON MY GUN CASE,” Boosie posted connected X astatine the time. “I THOUGHT THIS CASE WAS OVER N I WAS GOING TO GET ON WITH MY LIFE BUT ‘GOD DONT MAKE MISTAKES’ N IM TIRED OF FIGHTING!!”

Under the Trump administration, determination has been nary straightforward process for pardoning. Clemency lawyer Mark Olser says lawyers had to record applications to the Department of Justice’s Pardon Attorney successful the past, which would request respective approvals earlier reaching the White House.

Now, pardons tin travel consecutive from the table of Trump. “The mechanics is falling apart,” Osler told Billboard. “It’s just to accidental galore radical are confused astir what the process is now. Some radical are filling retired the form, immoderate radical are trying to entreaty straight to [Trump’s alleged pardon czar] Alice Marie Johnson, immoderate radical are trying to speech to Trump astatine Mar-a-Lago, immoderate pe...