Liddle Wayne, Harry-o and Kodak black ... didn’t realize Trump was such a modern hip hop fan
Lil Wayne met with the president in October, two months before pleading guilty to a federal gun charge.
I'm sure it was just a coincidence.
I could see a tax charge coming if Trump doesn't declare the income from these sales of pardons...
that the pardonees paid for their reprieves is the more nefarious explanation, and the one i hope is true - so the feds can follow up and jail all involved, including el cheeto.
however, lil' wayne vocally endorsed trump shortly before the election. trump could have pardoned him based solely on "loyalty" ("hey, he liked me, so i like him"). even if it was a quid pro quo - "you endorse me, and i'll make the gun charges disappear" - it would be harder to proved vs. cash payments, since money leaves a trail and hand-shake agreements rarely do.
