Appointed by President Donald Trump, Alice Marie Johnson said she will step down from her position as CEO of her Memphis-based nonprofit, Taking Action For Good, in her new role as 'pardon czar'.

What will a Pardon Czar do? "We're going to be listening to your recommendations," Trump told Johnson at a Black ...

Johnson, now 69, was facing life in prison without the possibility of parole for being a first-time nonviolent drug offender.

"This is my mission — to really give voice to the voiceless ... to help those who are unseen to be seen," said Alice Marie Johnson.

The slain suspect, who was from the city of Hobart, was granted a pardon from the president last week that wiped away a misdemeanor charge tied to his involvement in the Capitol riot.