Boosie Dropped $600K for a Trump Pardon — Still Waiting
Boosie told 60 Minutes he paid alleged pardon brokers $600K for a Trump pardon on his federal gun case — no pardon. Sep 15 he posted alleged Burkman text receipts; wants $300K back.
Baton Rouge rapper Boosie Badazz (Torence Hatch) told CBS’s 60 Minutes (aired Sep 14, 2026) he paid alleged pardon brokers Jack Burkman and Jacob Wohl $600,000 upfront to push a presidential pardon from Donald Trump on his federal gun case — and no pardon came.
On 60 Minutes, when Lesley Stahl asked how much he paid upfront, Boosie answered “$600K. Yeah.” He said he believed paying JM Burkman & Associates would get his case in front of Trump. Federal lobbying records showed the firm registered to contact the White House, DOJ, and Congress on his behalf. A pardon would forgive his federal felon-in-possession conviction from the San Diego music-video gun case (supervised release, community service, and a fine — no additional prison term).
Boosie has been seeking the return of $300,000 — half the fee — under what he describes as a refund half if no pardon arrived. Burkman has disputed that any enforceable refund clause / signed final agreement required returning the money, telling CBS the firm “tried very, very hard.” CBS reported Boosie filed an arbitration claim seeking the refund. TrapHop is not inventing a court outcome.
Fresh beat Sep 15, 2026: Boosie posted alleged text-message screenshots on X that he says show conversations with Burkman (reportedly spanning late 2025 into early 2026). TMZ covered the drop under “This Is What $600K Got Me,” framing the screenshots as what Boosie posted. Burkman allegedly offered delays tied to the Venezuelan crisis and claimed Trump was “very sympathetic”; Boosie later blasted the brokers as lying about Trump connections. Texts remain ALLEGED as Boosie’s posted screenshots.
Sources: 60 Minutes / CBS; TMZ (Sep 14 failed-pardon interview + Sep 15 alleged texts); WAFB Baton Rouge (Sep 14 regional wrap). Louisiana / Baton Rouge regional flavor. White House spokesperson told CBS that paying lobbyists for pardons is “foolishly wasting their money.”