Trump pardons Jay-Z associate Emory Jones after federal drug conviction

Emory Jones, longtime friend and business associate of Jay-Z, has been granted a pardon by President Donald Trump.

Jones, who is now an executive in Jay-Z's Roc Nation, was sentenced to nearly 16 years in 2000 on federal drug charges. Thanks in part to a letter from the hip-hop mogul, his sentence was reduced by 37 months, but now, Trump has given him a completely clean slate.

The news was shared this week by Alice Marie Johnson, who was pardoned by Trump in 2020 after being sentenced...