Lil Wayne's Lawyer Denies Rumors That Rapper's Trump Support Was a Tactic for Pardon - Billboard

In the final hours of his presidency, Donald Trump issued a slew of last-minute pardons, including one for Lil Wayne.

The rapper, born Dwayne Michael Carter Jr, pleaded guilty in December to possessing a loaded weapon on a private jet while traveling to Miami. Carter is a convicted felon, stemming from a gun charge in 2007, which meant he was facing 10 years in prison at his Jan. 28 sentencing.

Ahead of the 2020 presidential election, Wayne endorsed Trump for President and co-signed his "Platinum Plan" for the Black community, which led skeptics to believe it was all a tactic to receive a pardon.

Let's block ads! (Why?)

Article From & Read More ( Lil Wayne's Lawyer Denies Rumors That Rapper's Trump Support Was a Tactic for Pardon - Billboard )
https://ift.tt/3sMkAGE
Entertainment