R Kelly Asks Trump for Sentence Commutation | Richmond News

Richmond News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 16, 2026 · 1m

R. Kelly has formally asked President Trump to commute his 30-year prison sentence, a bold move following explosive claims from his defense team that he was targeted for silencing — allegedly by prison officials who conspired with a white supremacist gang to kill him. His lawyers also allege he was tortured in solitary confinement, medically neglected, and forcibly removed from the hospital — all after exposing the plot. They even hint Trump might relate, given his own history with prosecution. The government has called these claims “repugnant.” Kelly, convicted in 2021 of racketeering and…