Kim Kardashian West arrives at the White House for Donald Trump meeting

KIM Kardashian has met with the President Donald Trump at the White House to make a high-profile case for prison reform and advocate on behalf of a grandmother who’s serving a life sentence for drug offences. 

The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star arrived at the White House on Wednesday afternoon local time to meet with Jared Kushner — President Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser — who also oversees the administration’s push to overhaul the nation’s prison system.

It’s understood she reached out to Ivanka Trump, who put her in contact with her husband.

In a meeting which reportedly lasted “less than an hour”, the reality TV star urged President Donald Trump to pardon Alice Marie Johnson, 63, who has spent more than two decades behind bars and is not eligible for parole.

Kim Kardashian has left the White House.
Less than an hour here. https://t.co/XrcVCoxrr5

— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) May 30, 2018

According to US media reports, Johnson’s conviction stemmed from her role in a multimillion-dollar drug ring that dealt thousands of kilograms of cocaine.

Afterwards, Mr Trump tweeted a fairly awkward photo of himself and Kardashian in the Oval Office.

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