Kim Kardashian West and the president's son-in-law Jared Kushner are teaming up to free a 62-year-old great-grandmother from jail, her lawyer says.
Alice Marie Johnson was sentenced to life in prison without parole in 1996 for a first-time, non-violent drug offence.
Her petition for clemency was denied by the Obama administration.
A lawyer for Mrs Kardashian West said she hopes to convince President Donald Trump to pardon Ms Johnson.
According to news website Mic, the case is being reviewed by White House lawyers.
"It'd be nice if she got out before Mother's Day," Ms Johnson's daughter Catina Scales told the BBC.
"I'm grateful to God for bringing Kim along."
Ms Johnson's story first caught the reality television star's eye after she saw a short video about the case. Mrs Kardashian West shared it on her Twitter account and the video garnered 3.84m views.
source:www.bbc.com
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