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MAGA Rapper Sues Over Alleged $600K Trump Pardon Scam

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Boosie Badazz is fighting for a refund after paying big bucks for a Trump pardon that never came.

Mar 12, 2026; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Rap artist Boosie Badazz react to the action during the game between the Brooklyn Nets against the Atlanta Hawks during the second half at State Farm Arena. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-Imagn Images
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MAGA rapper Boosie Badazz is taking two far-right political operatives to court after allegedly paying them $600,000 in pursuit of a pardon from President Donald Trump that was never granted. Boosie, whose legal name is Torence Hatch, told NOTUS that the two MAGAworld operatives, Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman, struck a deal with him last year to lobby for a Trump pardon, which would have erased his federal criminal record. “They were real aggressive, they were talking like they had Trump on speed dial,” Boosie told NOTUS of their initial pitch. But after no pardon materialized, Boosie sought a $300,000 refund under a contract clause that promised to return half the payment if the pardon never came through. Burkman and Wohl are refusing to pay, arguing that no refund clause was agreed to. According to NOTUS, they also claimed to be bankrupt after having to pay millions of dollars in fines for perpetuating a bogus robocall campaign in the run-up to the 2020 presidential election, aimed at scaring Black voters from casting mail-in ballots. JM Burkman & Associates, Burkman and Wohl’s lobbying firm, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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