Kim Kardashian’s Second Trip to the White House
On Wednesday, the reality‑TV icon, 37, flew back to Washington, D.C. for a second of her one‑year visit to discuss criminal justice reform. She’s joined a hand‑full of high‑profile folks – from President Trump’s son‑in‑law Jared Kushner to (not surprisingly) the president himself – in a conversation about how the clemency system can be made fairer.
What’s on the agenda?
- Improving the review process for deserving cases
- Re‑examining tough sentencing laws that felt “out of date” for a lot of folks
- Bringing in voices that have a firsthand stake in the system—like Kim’s own great‑grand‑mother and the people she’s helped saved
“The discussion is mostly about how to clean up the system so good‑people get the review they deserve,” deputy press secretary Hogan Gidley commented.
The Political Backdrop
Fast‑forward to the past year: Obama had been all‑in on fixing harsh sentencing, but Congress was a brick wall. The fallback? A cascade of presidential pardons and clemency moves.
Trump, on the other hand, went hard. He championed a tough‑on‑crime stance. Yet earlier this year, Kim popped into the Oval Office, urging the president to free Alice Marie Johnson—63 and just 20‑plus years on a nonviolent drug charge. The next day, Trump waved the green flag and commuted her sentence.
After this latest visit, it looks like Kim is more determined than ever to keep pushing for justice reforms and stay on the front line of this conversation.
