Pras Michel has desires of presidential clemency from behind bars after his high-profile extortion conviction and now he’s is as soon as once more turning to Donald Trump for a serving to hand.
Talking candidly to TMZ from his jail cell, the 52-year-old Grammy-winning rapper from the legendary Hip-Hop trio Fugees not too long ago admitted he and his authorized crew are actively searching for a pardon from President Trump following his dramatic 2023 conviction in a $100 million extortion scandal.
“It’s not a secret, you realize, we engaged on a pardon,” Michel plainly revealed, overtly acknowledging his hopes relaxation on the newly inaugurated president.
When TMZ requested if he had a selected message for the commander-in-chief, Michel didn’t hesitate to profess his constructive emotions for Trump.
“On the finish of the day, there’s at all times going to be love for any president, it doesn’t matter what, and he’s the present president and you realize, look to him,” Michel defined. “And all we will do is want that, you realize, want the very best for him and all of us gotta play our half… so massive as much as him and every part he obtained happening and clearly I hope he flip a watch on me, clearly.”
Michel additionally emphasised the timing, noting that Trump’s presidency was barely underway.
“It’s solely been what, 60-something days no matter it’s, so you realize, we simply gotta stand by him,” Michel said optimistically.
The rapper’s present circumstances are a far cry from his Hip-Hop heyday, marked by chart-topping hits and international stardom.
Earlier this 12 months, Michel was convicted on ten counts, together with conspiracy and working as an unregistered international agent, after a high-stakes three-week trial uncovered his involvement in a world scheme price thousands and thousands.
Now awaiting sentencing, Michel’s future hangs precariously within the steadiness. The irony of Michel’s present predicament is placing.
He was convicted after being caught up within the 1MDB scandal, which concerned the theft of billions of {dollars} from the Malaysian authorities.
Jho Low, a disgraced financier at the moment wished for his position within the scandal, allegedly offered Pras with ill-gotten cash, which he then used to make political donations.
Pras was accused of creating contributions by straw donors in an try to realize affect with high-ranking officers, together with former Presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump, in hopes of dropping an investigation into Low.
