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Trump Pardons NBA YoungBoy, Clearing Way for Nationwide Tour

The pardon lifts federal travel restrictions, enabling Kentrell Gaulden to resume his MASA Tour.

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FILE - Former Connecticut Gov. John Rowland leaves federal appeals court in New York on March 16, 2016. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)
Kentrell Gaulden, also known as NBA YoungBoy, arrives for a hearing in 1st District Court, on May 9, 2024, in Logan, Utah.
A fan takes a photo with Savannah Chrisley, daughter of reality television star Todd Chrisley, after she spoke outside the Federal Prison Camp, Wednesday, May 28, 2025, in Pensacola, Fla. (AP Photo/Dan Anderson)

Overview

  • On May 28, 2025, President Donald Trump granted a full pardon to rapper Kentrell DeSean Gaulden, known as NBA YoungBoy, as part of a broader clemency package.
  • Gaulden pleaded guilty to possessing firearms as a felon and served about 11 months of a 23-month sentence before his March release from federal custody.
  • In an Instagram statement, NBA YoungBoy thanked President Trump, pardon czar Alice Marie Johnson, and attorney Brittany K. Barnett for securing his clemency.
  • The pardon removes all federal travel restrictions that had confined him to home confinement and clears the way for his newly announced MASA Tour.
  • The decision drew attention given YoungBoy’s past criticism of Trump in his 2017 song “Red Rum” and his legal history spanning gun and drug charges.