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Updated · WPVI-TV · Jul 15R. Kelly Seeks Trump Commutation of 30-Year Sex-Crimes Sentence
3 articles · Updated · WPVI-TV · Jul 15Summary
- R. Kelly has formally asked President Donald Trump to commute the 30-year prison term he received after his 2022 sexual misconduct convictions.
- The filing marks a step beyond last year's public appeal, when Kelly's lawyer urged Trump to pardon him but did not submit a formal request.
- Kelly also sought immediate release from prison last year, arguing that his life was in danger while incarcerated.
- The new clemency push comes after Cook County prosecutors dropped four separate sex-abuse cases against the singer in Chicago.
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Can R. Kelly earn early release through prison reform acts, bypassing the need for presidential intervention? What makes a violent offender a candidate for clemency amid a history of pardoning financial criminals?