Rapper Boosie Badazz demands refund from lobbyists who failed to win him Trump pardon
New York Post • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Rapper Boosie BadAzz paid $600,000 to lobbying firm JM Burkman & Associates in September 2025 to secure a presidential pardon from Donald Trump for federal gun charges but did not receive the pardon by the agreed deadline of January 1, 2026.
- The contract stipulated a $300,000 refund if the pardon was not obtained by the deadline, and Boosie has now filed a lawsuit demanding half the retainer fee be returned after the pardon was never signed or announced by the White House.
- Boosie publicly accused the lobbyists of lying about their efforts and contacts with politicians and conservative activists, many of whom denied involvement or knowledge of the pardon attempt.
- JM Burkman & Associates denied agreeing to refund half the fee and claimed they worked hard on the case, while Boosie's legal team insists the refund provision was part of the signed contract.
- Lobbyists Jack Burkman and Jacob Wohl have a history of legal issues, including guilty pleas for telecommunications fraud related to illicit robocall campaigns targeting voters.
