In January 2021, during his final hours in office, Trump issued 143 pardons and commutations. One went to Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., aka Lil Wayne.⁠ ⁠ Wayne was only days away from being sentenced after pleading guilty to being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. He faced up to 10 years behind bars on the federal charge.⁠ ⁠ Without the Trump-issued get-out-of-jail-free card, Wayne would have likely been in prison this Saturday.⁠ ⁠ Instead, he’ll be in downtown New Orleans at Champions Square for the sixth Lil WeezyAna Fest, celebrating the event’s return after a two-year COVID hiatus and a near disaster in 2019.⁠ ⁠ Read more at the link in bio.