R. Kelly's legal team has formally asked Donald Trump to commute the singer's 30-year federal prison sentence, with the request now listed as a pending clemency case, according to an Office of the Pardon Attorney listing. The 58-year-old is serving his sentence at a federal correctional institution in Butner, North Carolina, with his expected release date listed as Dec. 21, 2045.
The news came after Kelly's lawyers had already floated the idea of seeking help from Trump, arguing last year that their client faced danger behind bars. At the time, attorney Beau Brindley said Kelly's life was threatened and told reporters, 'We will ask President Trump to help us.'
