Crump joins lead attorney Jeff Trevillion Jr., Barbara Arnwine, and more than 50 prominent attorneys in the call for her pardon
WASHINGTON, D.C. — National civil rights and personal injury attorney Ben Crump, lead attorney Jeff Trevillion Jr., attorney Barbara Arnwine, attorney Barry Scheck, and more than 50 other attorneys are urging President Joe Biden to pardon former Baltimore City Attorney Marilyn Mosby. Mosby is facing up to 40 years in federal prison when sentenced on May 23, 2024. Mosby’s full pardon application was submitted yesterday.
Attorney Marilyn Mosby is one of several Black female progressive prosecutors who have been targets of a disturbing political agenda for standing up for communities of color and for advancing progressive causes. Mosby’s vocal opposition to the previous administration sending in federal troops to arrest protestors in her community following the murder of George Floyd, and her efforts to hold law enforcement accountable following the killing of Freddie Gray, appear to have fueled retaliation. Crump and 50+ other attorneys listed below are calling on President Biden to rectify this injustice immediately by pardoning Marilyn Mosby.
Attorney Ben Crump released the following statement:
“The persecution of Black female progressive prosecutors is indicative of a disturbing trend that should have ended with the last administration. But yet, here we are. Marilyn Mosby will be sentenced later this month, and is facing a staggering 40 years in federal prison. Not only were the charges in this case completely trumped up, as Marilyn was accused of using money from her own retirement account, but this entire case is driven by a political agenda. President Biden, we implore you to not follow in the treacherous steps of your predecessor. Put an end to this modern day witch hunt and immediately pardon Marilyn Mosby.”
The full list of lawyers signed on to Marilyn Mosby’s pardon application are listed below:
- Scott Bolden
- Adjoa Aiyetoro
- Angela Rye
- Areva Martin
- Bakari Sellers
- Barbara Arnwine
- Barry Scheck
- Ben Crump
- Brittany K. Barnett
- Brooke Cluse
- Chance Lynch
- Charles Coleman
- Cynthia Robbins
- Damario Solomon Simmons
- Danielle McCain
- Dawn Blagrove
- Deborah Jackson
- Deidre McEachern
- DeWayne R. Boyd
- Derrick C. Flemming
- Dominique Calhoun
- Donald Temple
- Faye Williams
- Elayne M. Robinson
- Eric Miller
- Erin Keith
- Everett Bellamy
- Florence Morgan
- Angaza Laughinghouse
- Gerald Evelyn
- Gilda Sherrod-Ali
- Hamid Saahir
- Harry Daniels
- Imhotep Alkebu-lan
- Jamon Hicks
- Jaribu Hill
- Jasmine Rand
- Jeffery Edison
- Jeff Trevillion (lead)
- Kafahni Nkrumah
- Lennox Hinds
- Lonita Baker
- Margo Bouchet
- Maya Watson
- Maynard Henry
- Natalie Jackson
- Nkechi Taifa
- Olinda Moyd
- Renee Bowser
- Ron Sullivan
- Rosemari Mealy
- Shawn Chapman Holley
- Stuart Adams aka Ajamu Sankofa
- Sue Ann Robinson
- Talib I. Karim
- Taylor Hicks
- Tricia “CK” Hoffler
- Xavieria Jeffers
In addition to the pardon application, the #JusticeforMarilynMosby petition has amassed 40k signatures, hundreds of Black women signed on to a Win With Black Women letter calling for her to be pardoned, and last week, 14 national civil rights and justice organizations also sent a letter in support of Mosby’s pardon.
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