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Rapper Boosie seeks refund after failed Trump pardon bid
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Rapper Boosie seeks refund after failed Trump pardon bid
Rapper Torence Hatch, known as Boosie Badazz, has entered arbitration to reclaim $300,000 from lobbyists he paid to secure a presidential pardon that never materialized.
- Hatch paid Washington lobbying firm JM Burkman & Associates $600,000 in 2025 to pursue a Trump pardon for a 2023 federal gun conviction.
- The lobbyists told Hatch's attorneys that Trump had signed the pardon but the White House never announced it, according to Notus.
- The Trump White House told Hatch's attorney that it had not received a pardon request, the same outlet reported.
- Hatch seeks a $300,000 refund, citing an alleged agreement to return half the fee if no pardon came; the firm disputes that such a clause was ever agreed to.
TopicsDonald TrumpBoosie BadazzPresidential PardonlobbyingArbitrationContract DisputeFederal Gun Conviction
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