Transcript for Trump commutes sentence after celebrity appeal

A convicted grandmother with the backing of kin car cashing in west has had her sentence commuted by president trump. Her daughter on MSNBC it's beyond words. I mean this is something I had my family and I we crave for. Four years as disarray that's it's amazing. Alice Johnson will soon be released from federal prison at age 63. After serving more than twenty year a double life sentence for her part in a cocaine distribution ring. Crashing in west calls the commutation the best news ever thinking the administration for that countless out they've worked. Partisan Connie nations often take years with a thorough review process with the Department of Justice. But it was only last week Piccard actually in west visited the president in the White House personally advocating for Alice Johnson. Today's announcement comes as the president has been flexing his party in power last week granting one to conservative commentator and film maker in Estes Souza. Meg going further considering pardon for two former apprentice gets. I'm looking. For prints including Martha Stewart convicted or obstructing justice and lying to investigators. Other land. Right legal and ethical and honest and potentially commuting the sentence of former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich sentenced to fourteen years on corruption charges. Raising the question is the president sending a signal of former aides tied to the Russian investigation. The White House has denied that is the intent behind his party its saying each party should be judged on the merits. The White House says the president is currently considering nearly a dozen appeals for clemency that's on top of the five formal party ends he's already granted. Maggie really ABC news New York.

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