Louisiana rapper Boosie asks Donald Trump for pardon in his federal gun case
Nov 07, 2024
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) -- Baton Rouge rapper Torrence “Boosie” Hatch Jr. is asking President-elect Donald Trump to pardon him in a federal gun case.
Hatch tagged Trump in a post on X saying, "CAN U PARDON ME ON MY FED CASE ? i’m a NON VIOLENT FELON. THE COURTS RULED THAT a NON VIOLENT CANNOT BE CHARGED WITH A 922g .THE JUDGE DISMISSED MY CASE BUT THE RULING HAS BEEN APPEALED !! SO ONCE AGAIN I WAS INDICTED IM FIGHTING THIS CASE !! THIS IS THE EXACT CASE to US VS DUARTE THAT WAS RULED UNCONSTITUTIONAL."
In July, an indictment with two counts of firearm possession was filed by the U.S. District Court Southern District of California shortly after a federal judge threw out the previous case against the rapper. The case was tossed due to a federal court precedent that found that law unconstitutional.
In the same Nov. 6 X post, he requests to sit down with Trump for a conversation about the president-elect's stance on police immunity. Hatch said he believes police immunity would motivate officers to commit deadly crimes.
He also congratulated Trump for his win in the presidential election.
In Texas, a warrant was issued in September on a charge of theft of services after Hatch allegedly didn't pay for $8,800 worth of chauffeur services. In an Instagram video posted by The Shade Room, Hatch said there was a "misunderstanding" and the warrant was cleared.
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