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President Trump on Friday signed a full pardon for Alice Johnson, who had her life sentence for a nonviolent drug offense commuted by the president in 2018.

The backdrop: Johnson spoke at the Republican National Convention on Thursday to celebrate the First Step Act, the Trump-backed bipartisan criminal justice bill that passed six months after her commutation.

Trump pardons Alice Johnson

Her life sentence for a nonviolent drug offense was commuted by the president in 2018.

Alice Johnson speaks at the White House in April 2019. Photo: Cheriss May/NurPhoto via Getty Images

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President Trump on Friday signed a full pardon for Alice Johnson, who had her life sentence for a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="nonviolent drug offense" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/trump-commutation-alice-johnson-kim-kardashian-west-4a55e199-791c-41fc-9c88-fb0118aa814c.html" data-vars-content-id="b9d320c3-805c-465f-af99-b0ab0ce7620e" data-vars-headline="Trump pardons Alice Johnson" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/trump-commutation-alice-johnson-kim-kardashian-west-4a55e199-791c-41fc-9c88-fb0118aa814c.html" target="_self">nonviolent drug offense</a> commuted by the president in 2018.The backdrop: Johnson <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="spoke" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/alice-johnson-trump-commuted-rnc-1b8ecdde-a0ba-4527-9629-51c089256aad.html" data-vars-content-id="b9d320c3-805c-465f-af99-b0ab0ce7620e" data-vars-headline="Trump pardons Alice Johnson" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/alice-johnson-trump-commuted-rnc-1b8ecdde-a0ba-4527-9629-51c089256aad.html" target="_self">spoke</a> at the Republican National Convention on Thursday to celebrate the First Step Act, the Trump-backed <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="bipartisan criminal justice bill" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/senate-passes-bipartisan-trump-criminal-justice-reform-bill-9ac9618e-d0c3-4644-8169-a5cb771b0177.html" data-vars-content-id="b9d320c3-805c-465f-af99-b0ab0ce7620e" data-vars-headline="Trump pardons Alice Johnson" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/senate-passes-bipartisan-trump-criminal-justice-reform-bill-9ac9618e-d0c3-4644-8169-a5cb771b0177.html" target="_self">bipartisan criminal justice bill</a> that passed six months after her commutation.

2024 will be an election year like no other, as President Biden seeks re-election amid economic uncertainty, two wars and questions about his age. His likely foe, former President Trump, faces felony charges and vows revenge on his political enemies. Meanwhile, Americans generally are dissatisfied with those choices and are divided over immigration, race, education and more.

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