Van Jones praises Trump for ‘very good’ choice with new ‘pardon czar’ pick

Former Obama adviser Van Jones praised President Donald Trump for his newly appointed “pardon czar,” Alice Marie Johnson.

On Thursday, Trump appointed Johnson, a woman he pardoned during his first term, as “pardon czar” during a Black History Month event at the White House. Johnson had previously been convicted of nonviolent drug trafficking in Memphis, Tennessee and, after serving 21 years, her life sentence was commuted by Trump.