R. Kelly's lawyer said he will attempt to pursue a pardon from President Donald Trump as the disgraced rapper serves his 30-year prison sentence.
Kelly's attorney, Beau B. Brindley, said in a statement to USA TODAY on June 12 that the "Ignition" hitmaker's legal team is in talks with unnamed members of Trump's team. The 58-year-old singer, born Robert Kelly, has been serving a prison sentence for racketeering and sex trafficking since 2022.
Brindley said in his statement that Kelly's legal team believes Trump is the "only person with the courage and the power to fight corruption in the prosecution of public figures and stomp it out."
"The president understands what it's like to be victimized by Obama and Biden era prosecution teams' intent on destroying public figures. He experienced that himself," Brindley continued, comparing the disgraced singer-songwriter to Trump.
"R. Kelly is now living with the consequences of the same kind of shameful and criminal prosecutorial tactics," the lawyer said.
