Overview

• President Donald Trump granted a full pardon to rapper NBA YoungBoy on May 28, 2025, removing his federal convictions for firearms possession as a felon and prescription drug fraud.
• The clemency ends his five-year supervised probation and eliminates court-mandated drug tests, curfews and other legal restrictions.
• Gaulden, released from federal prison in March and freed from home confinement last month, publicly thanked Trump, pardon czar Alice Marie Johnson and attorney Brittany K. Barnett.
• The pardon resolves a legal saga that began with his December 2024 sentencing to 23 months for felon-in-possession charges and a plea agreement over a Utah prescription fraud ring.
• With legal barriers lifted, the Baton Rouge rapper is slated to embark on a major U.S. tour in September 2025.