Coverage dated May 28, 2025

Trump pardons rapper NBA Youngboy, sentenced for gun-related charges

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Rapper NBA YoungBoy, pardoned by President Donald Trump, ends legal battles and prepares for a major U.S. tour

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Winchester Star
Trump issues series of pardons for politicians, a union leader and a rapper (opens Winchester Star)
Published May 28, 2025
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President Donald Trump has issued a new series of pardons, awarding them to a former New York congressman, a Connecticut governor, a rapper known as “NBA YoungBoy,” a labor union
WMUR
Trump pardons rapper NBA Youngboy, sentenced for gun-related charges (opens WMUR)
Published May 28, 2025
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Rapper NBA YoungBoy, pardoned by President Donald Trump, ends legal battles and prepares for a major U.S. tour
NBC New York
Trump pardons rapper NBA YoungBoy, who was sentenced for gun-related charges (opens NBC New York)
Published May 28, 2025
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Louisiana rapper NBA YoungBoy, who was sentenced to just under two years in prison on gun-related charges, was pardoned by President Donald Trump.
Rolling Stone
Trump Pardons NBA YoungBoy During Clemency Spree (opens Rolling Stone)
Published May 28, 2025
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Donald Trump has pardoned NBA YoungBoy, born Kentrell Gaulden, among a slew of other pardons on Wednesday.
East Idaho News
NBA YoungBoy, rapper who was convicted in Utah, receives pardon (opens East Idaho News)
Published May 28, 2025
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SALT LAKE CITY (KSL.com) — Kentrell DeSean Gaulden, known by his stage name NBA YoungBoy, has been pardoned after his conviction in Utah. The rapper, who was living in Huntsville and owns a home in Millcreek, took to Instagram on Wednesday to announce that he had been pardoned by President Donald Tr…
Black Enterprise
Rapper NBA Youngboy Joins Trump's Pantheon Of Presidential Pardons (opens Black Enterprise)
Published May 28, 2025
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President Donald Trump has pardoned recording artist YoungBoy Never Broke Again, also known as NBA Youngboy
Bearing Arms
Trump Pardons Rapper Convicted on Gun Charges (opens Bearing Arms)
Published May 28, 2025
Fox26 Houston
NBA YoungBoy says Trump pardoned him: 'This moment means a lot' (opens Fox26 Houston)
Published May 28, 2025
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Rapper NBA YoungBoy announced on Instagram that he has received a pardon from President Donald Trump.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Trump issues wave of pardons (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)
Published May 28, 2025
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump issued a series of pardons on Wednesday, awarding them to a former New York congressman, a Connecticut governor, a rapper known as "NBA YoungBoy," a labor union leader and a onetime Army officer who flaunted safety measures during the coronavirus pandemic.
Fox News
Rapper who was pardoned had this to say about president in 2017 (opens Fox News)
Published May 28, 2025
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Louisiana rapper NBA YoungBoy, who once said 'F--- Donald Trump' in the 2017 song "Red Rum," has been pardoned this week by the president.
Fox News
Rapper thanks Trump for pardon on gun conviction (opens Fox News)
Published May 28, 2025
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NBA YoungBoy, a Louisiana rapper whose real name is Kentrell Gaulden, is now thanking President Trump for pardoning him following a gun conviction.
Breitbart News
Rapper NBA Youngboy Thanks President Trump for Pardoning Him (opens Breitbart News)
Published May 28, 2025
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President Donald Trump issued a series of pardons on Wednesday, awarding them to a former New York congressman, a Connecticut governor and a rapper “NBA YoungBoy.”
Forbes
Why Did Trump Pardon NBA YoungBoy? The Charges Explained (opens Forbes)
Published May 28, 2025
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Rapper NBA YoungBoy is the latest hip-hop star to receive a pardon from Donald Trump. Learn about the 25-year-old's charges, legal history and more.

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