R. Kelly Formally Asks Trump to Commute 30-Year Sentence
Yahoo • • entertainment
Key Points:
- R. Kelly has formally requested President Donald Trump to commute his 30-year prison sentence, according to recently released court records, though he is not seeking a full pardon.
- The commutation request follows an earlier emergency motion by Kelly's attorney claiming his life was in danger in prison and accusing officials of misconduct, including soliciting an inmate to murder Kelly.
- Kelly's legal team alleges government interference in his conviction by intercepting attorney-client correspondence and is pursuing a new trial on these grounds.
- Kelly was convicted in 2021 on charges including racketeering and sexual exploitation of children, receiving a 30-year sentence, with a subsequent 20-year sentence for child sex crimes largely running concurrently.
- His attorney argued that President Trump might understand Kelly's situation due to his own experiences with prosecution, expressing hope that Trump would intervene to halt what they describe as corruption and threats against Kelly.
