Alice Marie Johnson on Her Journey Out of Prison, President Trump, Kim Kardashian, and Criminal Justice Reform | Ep. 117

The Megyn Kelly Show

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Society & Culture, News, News Commentary

4.6 • 32.8K Ratings

🗓️ 18 June 2021

⏱️ 98 minutes

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Summary

Megyn Kelly is joined by Alice Marie Johnson, founder of the Taking Action for Good (TAG) Foundation, to talk about her journey that led to a conviction and life sentence, how President Trump, Kim Kardashian, Van Jones and others helped get her released in 2018 and pardoned, criminal justice reform and sentencing reform, her childhood and the mistake that led her to prison, what it was like when she walked out of prison after more than 20 years, what she loves about America, how she's helping others now, and more. Follow The Megyn Kelly Show on all social platforms: Twitter: http://Twitter.com/MegynKellyShow Instagram: http://Instagram.com/MegynKellyShow Facebook: http://Facebook.com/MegynKellyShow Find out more information at: https://www.devilmaycaremedia.com/megynkellyshow

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Megan Kelly Show, your home for open, honest and provocative conversations.
0:07.0	Hey everyone, I'm Megan Kelly, welcome to the Megan Kelly Show.
0:16.0	Listen to this.
0:18.0	I'm feeling no handcuffs, nothing on me.
0:21.7	I'm free to hug my family.
0:25.1	I'm free to live life.
0:27.7	I'm free to start over.
0:30.0	I cannot.
0:32.4	This is the greatest day of my life.
0:34.0	I cannot, my heart is just bursting with gratitude for what has taken place, what has
0:39.4	happened to me today.
0:41.0	That was Alice Marie Johnson, released from her life sentence plus 25 years after she
0:48.3	served 21 of those years in a federal prison.
0:52.1	Thanks to Clemence from President Donald Trump, an extraordinary path for her from successful
0:59.4	manager at FedEx to Leifer in prison for a nonviolent drug crime and then the road out.
1:10.9	The story is relevant just in terms of an American story, how one person makes one bad decision
1:17.5	and sees things start to unravel slowly but surely and devastatingly.
1:22.7	But also it's a story of hope and optimism and the willingness to maintain one's sanity
1:28.6	and hope and belief in a system that has wronged you against all odds.
1:36.8	And ultimately this comes down to not just Alice Marie Johnson's story, but the story
1:42.1	of many prisoners who were locked up with the keys thrown away for crimes that did not
1:49.0	justify the extraordinary sentences they were given back in the 90s in particular and
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