President Donald Trump’s latest clemency action came this week and covers 30 people , according to Alice Marie Johnson, the White House’s “pardon czar,” who announced the grants Friday, September 4. The most notable recipient: Emory Jones One of the 30 is Emory Jones , a longtime associate of rapper Jay-Z. Jones served nearly 16 years in federal prison on drug charges. He was released in 2010 after Jay-Z wrote a letter to a judge seeking a reduction in his sentence. Jones later became an executive at Roc Nation and co-founded the clothing company Paper Planes . His inclusion makes this clemency announcement particularly notable in the entertainment and Black media space. The group also includes a former Philadelphia union leader convicted of bribery and a former Navy sailor imprisoned on firearms charges , according to reporting on the announcement. Why this is significant This is part of a much larger pattern under Trump's second administration. Trump has now...