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On New Year\u2019s Day, Rapper Boosie Badazz received a call from his lawyer that he\u2019d been given a second chance. Two men, whom Boosie paid $600,000 about three months earlier, had said in a phone call with his lawyer that they secured for him a pardon signed by President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n

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The act of clemency would have wiped away his federal rap sheet and saved him from an imminent sentencing hearing for possessing a firearm as a felon.<\/p>\n

But that pardon never materialized. Now, Boosie, whose legal name is Torence Hatch, is taking legal action against Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman, two far-right political operatives and lobbyists at JM Burkman & Associates, to recoup half of Boosie\u2019s payment, as stipulated in NOTUS reviewed.<\/p>\n

So far, the pair have refused, citing an overrun of costs in conversations with Boosie\u2019s lawyer handling the arbitration, Jill Craft. They also said they were effectively bankrupt, according to text messages reviewed by NOTUS.<\/p>\n

JM Burkman & Associates said in a statement to NOTUS that \u201cno provision to return half the fee was ever actually agreed to.\u201d<\/p>\n

This is the first known arbitration taken against a pardon lobbyist or firm duringTrump\u2019s second term.Boosie\u2019s legal actions underscore the high-stakes pardon economy that\u2019s taken shape as Trump returned to the White House and fundamentally changed how pardons are decided.<\/p>\n

In previous administrations, the Justice Department has traditionally housed the formal pardon process before presenting qualified candidates to the president. That process is largely absent under the Trump administration, where instead a handful of White House aides routinely guidewho is considered for a pardon. The president has the final word when it comes to pardons, and his pardon power is nearly absolute for federal cases.<\/p>\n

The changes have fostered a growing clemency economy outside the White House where people with ties to Trump or his aides sell their influence to those looking for a pardon. Millions of dollars<\/u><\/span> have been paid to lobbyists, lawyers and pardon advocates to petition the White House for their clients\u2019 clemency \u2014 with no real oversight overwho outside of the White House is profitingand whether they can deliver on their promises.<\/p>\n

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Boosie had appealed to \u201cpardon czar\u201d Alice Marie Johnson about his case during Trump\u2019s first Black History Month celebration since returning to the White House. The resulting silence wasn\u2019t promising.<\/p>\n

Without a clear path to clemency, Boosie sought another way. Boosie first heard about Burkman\u2019s firm through good word of mouth \u2014 hearing that they\u2019d secured nine pardons for their clients, according to Boosie\u2019s criminal defense lawyer, Meghan Blanco.<\/p>\n

Federal lobbying disclosures don\u2019t substantiate that claim: Only one of the clients for whom Burkman and Wohl have registered<\/u><\/span> to lobby \u2014 nursing home executive Joseph Schwartz \u2014 has received a pardon<\/u><\/span>, according to a NOTUS analysis of federal lobbying disclosures, and it didn\u2019t come until last November.<\/p>\n

Boosie said he agreed to Burkman\u2019s help the first time they spoke late last September, and Burkman\u2019s firm sent Boosie the contract within days.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey were real aggressive, they were talking like they had Trump on speed dial,\u201d Boosie told NOTUS of Burkman\u2019s initial pitch.<\/p>\n

Burkman and Boosie each signed a contract, reviewed by NOTUS, on Sept. 30. The contract is riddled with typos and errors, including a provision that would allow Boosie to request a partial refund of the $600,000 fee if the lobbyists had not secured a presidential pardon by \u201cclose of business\u201d on Jan. 31, 2025 \u2014 several months before the agreement was signed. Even so, both parties acknowledged that date at the time was meant to be for 2026, according to Craft, Boosie\u2019s lawyer.<\/p>\n

Two lawyers and a pardon advocate who are not involved in Boosie\u2019s pardon push but have entered into other contracts with clients seeking clemency, said the contract structure was highly unusual. They spoke on the condition of anonymity to speak freely about pardon practices. The lawyers said they had never before seen one with a refund guarantee. And though the pardon advocate said they had encountered a contract with a similar clause, the retainer fee was much lower.<\/p>\n

All three said they saw the short time frame between enacting the contract and the refund deadline as a red flag because the timing of pardons can be unpredictable.<\/p>\n

Neither Burkman nor Wohl responded to questions about why they structured the contract this way, if they had a similar arrangement with other pardon clients or if they had placed the refundable $300,000 in a trust, which two of the lawyers said was the best practice for contracts that include a refund clause.<\/p>\n

Burkman provided NOTUS with a copy of in which the lobbyists\u2019 lawyer, Charles Camp, claimed the lobbyists \u201cnever saw the retainer agreement purportedly signed by Mr. Hatch until after this arbitration was commenced,\u201d one of several facts in the motion that Boosie and Craft dispute.<\/p>\n

The arbitration case with the American Arbitration Association is ongoing. In a statement to NOTUS, Burkman\u2019s firm said it \u201ccannot think of a single client for whom our firm has done more work than Boosie.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis included a massive, highly tailored advocacy campaign across Congress, the executive branch and leading political influencers and media figures. We continue to believe that Boosie very much deserves a pardon,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n

Between September and January, Burkman and Wohl repeatedly invoked their association with far-right activist and Trump ally Laura Loomer in text messages with Blanco, Boosie\u2019s lawyer. Wohl said that Loomer helped with the Schwartz pardon and that she could help with Boosie\u2019s application. They said they proposed that Loomer ask Natalie Harp, the president\u2019s executive assistant, to physically bring the application to Trump.<\/p>\n

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Several days after Jan. 1, Blanco asked if Loomer could help, to which Wohl respondedthat he tried to send the \u201crapper batch\u201d of pardons \u201cthrough the black world,\u201d and said Loomer \u201cis the person for the Jewish guys.\u201d<\/p>\n

Loomer did not respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n

Wohlclaimed that MAGA influencers like Mike Cernovich, Jack Posobiec and Erika Kirk had endorsed a pardon for Boosie, as had House Speaker Mike Johnson and GOP Reps. Nancy Mace of South Carolina and Andy Biggs of Arizona.<\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone whose opinion he cares about has endorsed this,\u201d Wohl said in a text message to Blanco in early January, referring to Trump.<\/p>\n

A representative for Kirk told NOTUS that Kirk doesn\u2019t know who the rapper is, and any suggestion of a pardon endorsement is \u201cuntrue.\u201d Cernovich told NOTUS that he has never advocated for a pardon.<\/p>\n

\u201cSpeaker Johnson\u2019s office categorically denied that there was any merit to the claims made by these individuals or any connection between the speaker and these individuals or the parties involved,\u201d a spokesperson for the House leader told NOTUS.<\/p>\n

Mace\u2019s office declined to comment. Biggs\u2019 office acknowledged NOTUS\u2019 request for comment but declined to provide a response. Posobiec did not respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n

One pardon advocatewho Burkman said in writing had advocated on their behalf, when reached by NOTUS, said that they had never spoken to Wohl and Burkman and had never advocated for Boosie.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThat\u2019s a lie. It\u2019s sad that people keep trying to use my name,\u201d the person, who spoke on the condition of anonymity in fear of retaliation, told NOTUS.<\/p>\n

Neither Burkman nor Wohl responded when NOTUS asked why multiple people Wohl had explicitly claimed endorsed Boosie\u2019s pardon denied doing so, or even knowing them.<\/p>\n

\u2018No Juice\u2019<\/h2>\n

Burkman and Wohl are known in Washington more for their antics than their lobbying prowess. According to media reports, the duo unsuccessfully attempted to manufacture false sexual harassment and assault allegations against former special counsel Robert Mueller<\/u><\/span> and then-presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg<\/u><\/span>, and duped the Washington Post<\/u><\/span> into reporting on a fake FBI \u201craid\u201d at Burkman\u2019s house in 2020.<\/p>\n

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In 2022, Burkman and Wohl pleaded guilty<\/u><\/span> in Ohio to running an illegal robocall campaign that allegedly targeted Black voters. The felony convictions resulted in, among other penalties, a requirement to disclose their federal lobbying registrations. They later pleaded no contest<\/u><\/span> in Michigan and reached an agreement with New York Attorney General Letitia James to pay $1.25 million<\/u><\/span> to settle the case. The Federal Communications Commission also fined<\/u><\/span> them more than $5 million.<\/p>\n

Burkman & Associates reported $3.2 million in federal lobbying revenue in 2025, including the $960,000 from Schwartz and $600,000<\/u><\/span> to lobby for a pardon for Boosie, according to a federal lobbying disclosures<\/u><\/span> analyzed by OpenSecrets, a nonprofit that tracks the flow of money in American politics.<\/p>\n

The firm\u2019s total federal lobbying revenue is up from almost $1.7 million in 2024 and $1.3 million in 2023. Its pardon work has gotten more expensive: Two separate clients who hired JM Burkman & Associates in 2019 and 2020 to lobby for presidential pardons paid $92,000<\/u><\/span> and $15,000<\/u><\/span>, respectively.<\/p>\n

Neither received a pardon.<\/p>\n

Over the course of the business relationship between the lobbyists and the rapper, Burkman and Wohl told Boosie and Blanco that his case was progressing. They said a near-complete pardon application had been delivered to the pardon attorney and the White House counsel was reviewing it, according to texts and emails reviewed by NOTUS. They made it seem like a done deal.<\/p>\n

Burkman said in a text message on New Year\u2019s Eve the president had it \u201cin hand and is ready to sign,\u201d then said in the phone call with Blanco a day later that it had been signed and all that was left was for the White House to announce it, according to Blanco. With Boosie\u2019s sentencing hearing approaching, Blanco began to seek outside confirmation of what Burkman had relayed, including reaching out to an assistant U.S. attorney on the case, who she said checked the system but found no confirmation that a pardon had been signed.<\/p>\n

According to Blanco, a White House aide said days later that they had not seen a pardon application for Boosie at all.<\/p>\n

Because of the inconsistent ways pardons have been doled out in the second term, there is no singular way or person to whom you can submit a pardon, meaning Burkman and Wohl could have submitted it through another channel. Neither Burkman nor Wohl responded to repeated questions about the allegation that they had told Boosie\u2019s lawyer they had successfully secured a presidential pardon.<\/p>\n

When Blanco asked for an update on Boosie\u2019s pardon in November, Wohl texted her that \u201cthe president is very pleased with us lately.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHence him clearing through the Schwartz pardon last minute,\u201d Wohl added.<\/p>\n

A White House official told NOTUS that Burkman and Wohl \u201chad nothing to do\u201d with Schwartz\u2019s pardon and played no role in the process.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe team at the White House working on clemency has never heard from Wohl or Burkman, does not support their work, and would advise anyone seeking clemency that their involvement will actively harm their chances,\u201d the official, granted anonymity to discuss pardons, told NOTUS.<\/p>\n

One person familiar with the process and close to the White House questioned how Wohl and Burkman could have secured Schwartz\u2019s clemency. They spoke on the condition of anonymity to sensitively discuss relationships between K Street and the White House.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019ve got no juice,\u201d said the person, who has gotten clients successfully pardoned.<\/p>\n

Schwartz\u2019s lawyer, Kevin Marino, did not respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n

By March, with no pardon in hand, the pair were left pleading with Boosie for time. Burkman & Associates claimed it couldn\u2019t refund Boosie\u2019s money because the fines against the firm left it \u201cessentially bankrupt.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cwe owe more six million dollars total due to the robo call fines plus other debts,\u201d Burkman said in a text message to Boosie in late March, after the rapper had requested a return of half the fee. They appealed to Boosie for more time. \u201clets just focus right now on getting this pardon done. thx u!!\u201d Burkman wrote.<\/p>\n

For a time, the lobbyists seemed to have history on their side. Some of the president\u2019s allies, led by DOJ pardon attorney Ed Martin, have pushed in recent months for a mass pardoning to line up with America\u2019s 250th birthday. At one point, according to several people familiar with the conversations in and around the White House, the discussion had centered on granting 250 pardons.<\/p>\n

But the effort was a source of division within the White House, four sources with knowledge of administration\u2019s new pardon process told NOTUS, dividing officials over the scope and scale, with no clear criteria of who should receive clemency.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe idea of 250 pardons for 250 was nothing more than an idea thrown around by a small group, it was never seriously considered,\u201d the White House official told NOTUS in a statement. \u201cThe President is the only one who has the authority to grant pardons, not individuals who are looking to will their ideas into existence. We are focused on justice, not numbers.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s unclear whether Boosie was under consideration for one of these potential pardons, which some expected to happen in full by July 4. But he did not receive one.<\/p>\n

The business relationship between the lobbyists and Boosie was terminated<\/u><\/span> in March.<\/p>\n

A separate pardon application filed directly to the White House by Blanco is under review, according to emails reviewed by NOTUS. But Blanco notes that effort has no connection to the pardon process Burkman and Wohl purported to have launched for the rapper.<\/p>\n

A White House official confirmed that an application was received from Blanco but said, \u201creceipt of documents should not be taken to mean anything other than documents have been received.\u201d<\/p>\n

Boosie and his team remain hopeful about his chances for clemency. In January, a federal judge Boosie to 10 days of time served in prison and three years of supervised release, and he\u2019s in the midst of more legal trouble. Federal prosecutors are seeking to revoke his supervised release for the federal gun charge, after he was accused of violating the conditions in May.<\/u><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen people are in difficult situations, you know, they always want to have hope, right? You always want to have that tangible notion that this might turn out okay,\u201d said Craft, one of Boosie\u2019s lawyers handling the arbitration. \u201cAnd unfortunately, I mean, in this society of ours, there are people who, you know, recognize that in others and prey on it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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