Did Boosie Badazz Think $600k Could Buy Him A Pardon?

Rapper Boosie Badazz has hit a snag in his quest for a federal pardon from President Donald Trump, leaving him to learn a painful lesson about exactly what his money can buy in Washington, D.C. As we previously told you, the “Set It Off” rapper has been seeking a pardon from Trump in connection with two serious charges he received in June 2023 – possession of a firearm and ammunition by a felon in interstate commerce, and knowingly possessing a firearm while dealing with abuse of a controlled substance. If convicted, he faced up to 10 years in prison. Upon hearing the news, he planned to call on either then-Vice President Kamala Harris or her then-Republican opponent, Trump, to pardon him, depending on who won the presidential election at the time.

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Now, according to a report from NOTUS (a nonprofit news outlet that covers the federal government), we’ve learned that the Louisiana rapper sought out far-right Washington lobbyists to further legitimize his request. Specifically, in October 2025, Boosie paid JM Burkman & Associates $600,000 to push for a pardon in his case. However, in January 2026, he was sentenced to supervised release, community service, and a fine, ultimately avoiding prison time altogether, per Baton Rouge’s WAFB 9 News.

Source: The Root