Trump directed officials to work to free rapper A$AP Rocky after arrest in Sweden: reports

President Trump directed State Department officials to help secure the release of rapper A$AP Rocky after a phone call between Kim Kardashian and Jared Kushner, according to multiple reports.

Axios and TMZ reported Thursday that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is working under the direction of the president to see the rapper released from solitary confinement after he and his entourage were involved in a street fight that they say was begun by people harassing them.

{mosads}The White House and the State Department did not immediately return requests for comment from The Hill. According to news reports, Kardashian and Kushner spoke earlier this month after which Kushner alerted the president to A$AP Rocky’s arrest.

Swedish authorities are set to decide whether to charge the rapper with a crime or release him on Friday. TMZ reported that prosecutors may delay their decision, which could lead to the rapper remaining imprisoned.

Axios reports that the rapper’s representatives have also been in direct contact with the White House over the matter.

Kardashian has emerged in recent months as a criminal justice reform advocate and worked with Trump last year to secure clemency for Alice Marie Johnson, a 64-year-old who was serving a life sentence on charges of money laundering and drug offenses.

In April the “Keeping up with the Kardashians” star announced that she was studying to become a lawyer with the goal of taking the bar exam in 2022.