Louisiana rapper Lil Wayne wasn’t just doing it to be freed. Allegations that he only befriended and supported Donald Trump in order to get pardon have been shut down by his lawyer in a new interview.

Lil Wayne Connected With Trump

Renowned celebrity lawyer Bradford Cohen says the two just bonded. He revealed Trump and Weezy F. Baby actually formed a relationship and that they connected over their entertainment industry backgrounds, also saying Tunechi liked the thought of Trump’s Platinum Plan.

“It never hurts that someone gets a full understanding of an individual when they’re just looking at a piece of paper. In hindsight, I guess it worked out. I think they had a very strong connection. He’s in the entertainment world. He’s got a style that’s similar in terms of the way that he carries himself, and a lot of rappers and people in the industry relate to that.”

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Lil Wayne’s Donald Trump Pardon Celebrated

Atlanta rapper 2 Chainz, Fat Joe, Busta Rhymes, Royce Da 5’9 and more hip-hop artists are big happy right now. The rap game has come forward to acknowledge music icon Lil Wayne getting a last-minute pardon from President Trump and avoiding hard time behind bars. The rap game went online to geek out over Wayne’s victory. Rap heavyweight Fat Joe even saluted Wayne for finding a way – presumably by associating himself alongside Trump during the presidential election – to get out of serving time.

“Yes!! ???????” -Royce Da 5’9

“??????????” -Busta Rhymes

“I don’t give a f*ck about what no ones saying until you go to jail don’t criticize a n*gga finding a way to not do 6 years in jail foh you n*ggas couldn’t do a day god bless Wayne ??” -Fat Joe

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2 Chainz took things a bit deeper by getting excited over Wayne’s freedom.

“They was trying to give the boy some time ,??CASE CLOSED @liltunechi !!!!”

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Lil Wayne’s Donald Trump pardon.

“Now that’s Gangsta @realdonaldtrump ?? #WhoopBidness” -Wack 100

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Wack 100 salutes Donald Trump.

Lil Wayne + Kodak Black Pardoned

While details are still coming together, reports claim both Weezy F. Baby and currently jailed rapper Kodak Black have received pardons. Trump also looked out for ex-Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick.

President Trump has decided to pardon his former chief strategist Steve Bannon, rappers Lil Wayne and Kodak Black, as well as former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, according to reports, citing sources. As of midnight, Trump had yet to release a list of individuals he was pardoning or granting clemency to — estimated to be about 100 individuals. Reuters, which reported Lil Wayne and Kodak Black, did not have any additional information. (Radio)

Trump To Potentially Free Kodak Black + Lil Wayne

A few days ago, buzz developed about President Donald Trump possibly preparing a list of celebrity people to pardon. On the rundown was jailed Florida rapper Kodak Black as well as Grammy-winning rapper Lil Wayne, who faced firearm charges, and who most recently shared his support for Donald during the 2020 presidential election.

People being considered for pardons on January 19, per Bloomberg: — Donald Trump — Mark Meadows — Stephen Miller — John McEntee — Dan Scavino — Ivanka Trump — Jared Kushner — Rudy Giuliani — Kimberly Guilfoyle — Albert Pirro — Lil Wayne — Kodak Black

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