Kim Kardashian Sits Down With VP Kamala Harris To Discuss Criminal Justice Reform At The White House (Video)
Kim Kardashian recently sat down with Vice President Kamala Harris to discuss justice reform.
According to the Associated Press, the Ks met at a roundtable on Thursday (April 25) to also discuss the Biden administrationâs efforts to extend second chances to convicts.
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The Meeting
AP reports that President Biden granted clemency to 16 people who committed non-violent drug offenses earlier this week. These individuals were given lengthy sentences that were much longer than the time they would have received under present-day laws. Four of those who received clemency were invited to the White House: Jason Hernandez, Beverly Robinson, Jesse Monsley, and Bobby Lowery.
They met with Kim, Kamala, and Steve Benjamin, the Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement. The individuals expressed how they were overcome with emotion when they heard the good news. Additionally, they shared their career goals, which included establishing nonprofits and real estate ventures.
Kim and Kamalaâs View On Clemency
The reality star stated she was âhonoredâ to hear their stories and expressed that âitâs so important to amplify them.âÂ
The VP expressed to the attendees that she believed in âredemption.â
The former prosecutor continued, ââŠeverybody makes mistakes, and for some, that might rise to the level of it being a crime.â
Harris rhetorically asked if society should allow convicts to âearn their way backâ and âgive them the support and resources they need to do that.â
Kimâs Justice Reform Work
The SKIMS CEO first appeared at the White House during the Trump administration in 2018. Jared Kushner joined Kardashian at the time. They advocated for criminal justice reform, per CNN.
Kim convinced Trump to commute Alice Marie Johnsonâs life sentence. She was imprisoned for 20 years for a non-violent drug offense. However, she was released in June 2018. Furthermore, she was granted a full pardon by former President Trump in 2020, per CNN.
Things seem to have become sour between Kimmie and Donnie. He recently referred to her as the âworldâs most overrated celebrity,â per The Daily Beast.
Kardashian responded while appearing on âJimmy Kimmel Liveâ earlier this week, per ABC News. She stated, ââŠhe did amazing stuff with prison reformâ and âlet a lot of people out,â so she chooses to âfocus onâ that.
Check out Kim and Kamalaâs roundtable meeting below:
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