Kodak Black Thanks Trump After Receiving Presidential Pardon

Kodak Black issued a statement of gratitude after he was granted clemency by Donald Trump.

Hours after the former president pardoned the 23-year-old rapper for his 2019 weapons conviction, Kodak took to Twitter to thank 45.

"I Want To Thank The President @RealDonaldTrump For His Commitment To Justice Reform And Shortening My Sentence," the "ZEZE" rapper tweeted. "I Also Want To Thank Everyone For Their Support And Love. It Means More Than You Will Ever Know. I Want To Continue Giving Back, Learning And Growing. @DanScavino."

In his last hours as president, Trump granted full pardons to Kodak, Lil Wayne, and more than 70 others. “President Trump granted a commutation to Bill Kapri, more commonly known as Kodak Black,” read a White House press release on Wednesday (January 20). “Kodak Black is a prominent artist and community leader. This commutation is supported by numerous religious leaders, including Pastor Darrell Scott and Rabbi Schneur Kaplan."

The press release continued, "Before his conviction, and after reaching a success as a recording artist, Kodak Black became deeply involved in numerous philanthropic efforts. In fact, he had committed to supporting a variety of charitable efforts, such as providing educational resources to students and families of fallen law enforcement officers and the underprivileged.”

The South Florida rapper, who will seemingly be released shortly, is serving time in federal prison for falsifying paperwork to obtain a firearm.

Back in November, Kodak publicly pleaded with Trump to release him, promising to donate $1 million to charity if he was released. The tweet was later deleted.

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