Overview

• R. Kelly filed an emergency motion on June 10 in federal court alleging that three Bureau of Prisons officials at FCI Butner solicited an inmate to assassinate him to conceal government misconduct.
• After the motion became public, he was placed in solitary confinement and has refused prison meals over fears they might be poisoned, his attorney says.
• The filing included a sworn declaration from terminally ill inmate Mikeal Glenn Stine, who claims he was offered freedom in exchange for murdering Kelly.
• Kelly’s legal team reports intensified discussions with President Trump’s allies as they pursue a presidential pardon or commutation as the only immediate safeguard.
• Federal prosecutors have petitioned to strike the motion, labeling Kelly a “serial sexual predator,” and a June 20 hearing will address the jurisdiction and validity of his claims.