From Prison to a Trump Pardon plus a MAJOR WIN on Tariffs

The Ben Ferguson Podcast

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🗓️ 30 May 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Presidential Pardons and Criminal Justice Reform
- Alice Marie Johnson, a former federal prisoner turned criminal justice reform advocate, is highlighted for her role in advising President Trump on pardons.
- She discusses the pardons of reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley, emphasizing rehabilitation and over-sentencing.
- Johnson also defends the pardon of rapper NBA YoungBoy, citing his background and the circumstances of his charges.
Trump Administration's Tariff Policies
- The document discusses the reinstatement of “Liberation Day” tariffs after a court ruling was stayed.
- The Trump administration defends these tariffs as necessary for national security and economic independence, especially in light of trade deficits and foreign manufacturing reliance.
Criticism of Judicial Oversight
- Strong criticism is directed at the U.S. Court of International Trade, accusing it of judicial overreach for attempting to block the tariffs.
- The administration argues that the President has the authority to impose such tariffs under national emergency powers.
FBI Transparency and Internal Investigations
- Dan Bongino reveals the discovery of a hidden room at FBI headquarters containing unprocessed documents from former Director James Comey’s tenure.
- The current FBI leadership, including Director Cash Patel, is portrayed as committed to transparency and accountability, revisiting past high-profile cases.

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0:00.0	This is an I-Heart podcast.
0:05.2	You may remember a woman by the name of Alice Marie Johnson.
0:09.2	She is an American criminal justice reform advocate.
0:13.4	She is a former federal prisoner.
0:15.8	She's actually from my hometown of Memphis, Tennessee.
0:19.3	And you may remember, I think it was Kim Kardashian, who helped
0:22.3	tell her story to the president and ultimately got her a pardon. Well, she is now helping the
0:27.9	president of the United States of America when it comes to some of these pardons and people that
0:33.6	they believe have been unfairly targeted or got sentences that were way longer than they should have been.
0:39.0	Now, part of this goes back to Alice's story.
0:42.7	She was convicted in 1996 for an involvement in a Memphis cocaine trafficking organization,
0:49.0	and she was sentenced to life in prison.
0:52.3	The life imprisonment without the possibility of parole was what they gave
0:56.8	her in 96, and it was commuted 21 years in prison, and then in 2020, it was a pardon from
1:04.1	Donald Trump that allowed her to get out of jail. Now, there was a lot that happened with her,
1:09.3	and a lot of people heard it early on, and they were like, well, hold on a second.
1:13.1	This woman was involved in a drug ring.
1:16.2	In theory, yes, but if you look at the details, she basically answered a phone and was the lowest level person involved.
1:23.9	And then she got life in prison.
1:25.6	A lot of people thought it was incredibly unfair.
1:28.0	She's now an advocate for the president and referred to as the pardon czar.
1:34.3	She is talking now about these reality TV stars and providing them, quote, a second chance.
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