Rapper Boosie BadAzz Says ’60 Minutes’ Didn’t Get His Full Side Of The Story

Sunday, 43 year old Baton Rouge, rapper Boosie BadAzz, whose real name is Torrence Ivy Hatch Jr. who reportedly filed a lawsuit behind the $600k took his story to ’60 Minutes’  in a segment that explores whether the federal clemency and pardon process operates as a “pay-to-play” system where high fees are charged for political access with no guarantees.  The segment that aired on Sunday however didn’t get his full side of the story, that is according to Boosie who posted his displeasure with the CBS’ segment, titled “The Pardon Economy,” on social media.

According to Boosie in a post on ‘X’ formerly known as Twitter, he sat for an hour-long interview about his failed attempt to secure a pardon from President Donald Trump, but claims only “a few things” made the final cut.

“My story wasn’t told fully,” however he hopes the interview will ultimately help prove his case as he seeks compensation. did feature Boosie discussing the $600,000 he paid lobbyists Jack Burkman and Jacob Wohl to help secure a pardon. 

The CBS investigation went beyond Boosie, secretly recording Burkman and Wohl pitching another pardon seeker and telling him they could pursue a Trump pardon for $300,000. The White House denied that money influences Trump’s clemency decisions, telling CBS that anyone paying lobbyists for pardons is “foolishly wasting their money.”

Boosie Badazz sought a presidential pardon to wipe away a federal conviction for illegal firearm possession stemming from a 2023 arrest in San Diego. Pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a gun, he petitioned for clemency to clear his record, restore his rights, and avoid the risk of returning to prison.  Boosie Badazz never received the pardon, however a federal judge in San Diego sentenced him to time served, along with three years of supervised release and community service, sparing him from additional prison time.  Boosie Badazz kind of got what he was looking for but he had allegedly paid $600K for the pardon he never received.

See Boosie’s full statement below

I DID A HOUR INTERVIEW WITH 60 MINUTES ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED WITH MY LAWSUIT BUT ONLY A FEW THINGS GOT PUT OUT.I TALKED ABOUT HOW BEFORE THIS SITUATION HAPPENED THAT I SAT DOWN WITH THE PARDON CZAR AT THE WHITE HOUSE DISCUSSING WHY I FELT I NEEDED A PARDON.I TOLD THEM THAT I FELT MS ALICE WOULD HELP ME BUT THE JUDGE ENDED UP DISMISSING THE CASE A FEW MONTHS LATER SO SHE DIDNT NEED TOO .A MONTH LATER THEY PICKED MY CASE BACK UP N GAVE ME THE SAME CHARGES N ADDED A CHARGE OF ME BEING A ATTACK AROUND A FIREARM. HOW AM I A ATTACK WHEN I HAVE NEVER BEEN TO REHAB. I WAS SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS N STATE PRISON FOR 3RD OFFENSE MARIJAUNA N NEVER OFFERED REHAB. WE HAD PROOF THAT THESE THIEVES SAID THE PRESIDENT SIGNED THE PARDON.I WAS ASKED WHAT I WANTED OUT OF THIS SITUATION N I SAID “ I WANTED THE PRESIDENT TO LOOK AT MY CASE WITH MS ALICE N SEE IF ITS WORTH A PARDON ‼️I ALSO SAID I WANTED HIM TO TAKE N CONSIDERATION HOW I WAS DONE WRONG BY THESE PEOPLE WHO LIED ON HIM TO DO SO‼️MY STORY WASNT TOLD FULLY BUT HOPEFULLY THIS INTERVIEW WILL PROVE MY POINT CLEARLY N CIVIL COURT THAT I NEED TO BE COMPENSATED X 10.

— Boosie BadAzz (@BOOSIEOFFICIAL) September 14, 2026