Van Jones applauded President Trump for his appointment of Alice Johnson, a formerly incarcerated Black woman, to serve as ...
Appointed by President Donald Trump, Alice Marie Johnson said she will step down from her position as CEO of her Memphis-based nonprofit, Taking Action For Good, in her new role as 'pardon czar'.
Trump hand-picked Alice Johnson, the 69-year-old grandmother he granted clemency for long-ago drug offenses during his first term.
Johnson, now 69, was facing life in prison without the possibility of parole for being a first-time nonviolent drug offender.
Van Jones offered some rare praise for President Donald Trump, crediting him for his "very good" pick for his pardon czar, Alice Marie Johnson.