Kim Kardashian takes center stage at White House criminal justice event by blrshepherd
WASHINGTON — Reality television star Kim Kardashian made an appearance Thursday at the White House, where she joined a group of stakeholders and supporters of the First Step Act at a criminal justice event in the East Room. Kardashian — whose cameo occurred on an especially busy news day — was tapped to announce a new administration policy to help ease financial barriers for inmates looking to transition back to civilian life.
Neither Trump nor Kardashian clarified which ride-share companies would be participating in the voucher program. Trump has had a long-standing relationship with the Kardashian-Jenner family, and self-identifies as a friend of the late Robert Kardashian, father to Kim Kardashian and a member of O.J. Simpson’s legal team.
Kardashian has become a strong proponent of criminal justice reform in recent months. Her advocacy on the issue was on display during an Oval Office meeting with President Trump last May, when she spoke on behalf of first-time nonviolent drug offender Alice Marie Johnson. Trump subsequently commuted Johnson’s prison sentence. The reality television star and Instagram influencer has also tapped attorney and nonprofit leader Van Jones as a mentor of sorts.
“Since the passage of the First Step Act in December, I’ve been speaking with people coming home from prison and learning about the challenges they are facing. While I have been able to offer support to some of the individuals I have met, the obstacles to success are an everyday struggle for thousands, and more needs to be done,” Kardashian wrote on Instagram in advance of Thursday’s meeting.
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