01/19/2021
Trump may pardon Lil Wayne, release men jailed by Biden drug laws
Rapper Lil Wayne and people jailed under President-elect Joe Biden’s draconian drug laws may be among the recipients of President Trump’s final clemency decisions this week.
The precise timing of the next batch of pardons and prison commutations is unclear, but it may come on Trump’s final full day in office on Tuesday, a source close to the process tells The Post.
Lil Wayne, who effectively endorsed Trump for re-election, is said to be among the pardon recipients, the source said. The rapper recently pleaded guilty to illegally possessing a gun, which wasn’t allowed due to a prior felony conviction.
Also expected to receive clemency are lesser-known people serving long prison sentences under Biden’s 1994 crime law. At least two men serving life in prison for ma*****na dealing under the Biden law’s three-strikes provision, paraplegic Michael Pelletier, 64, and Corvain Cooper, 41, asked Trump to release them.
It remains unclear whether Trump will issue more divisive pardons that have seen fierce disagreement among his inner circle, including for mass surveillance whistleblower Edward Snowden. Trump said last year he was considering a pardon for Snowden. Republicans who support and oppose Snowden have been lobbying Trump.