Tree of Life massacre survivors. Sobriety from the opioid epidemic. A prisoner advocate. A tax cut beneficiary. A kid named Trump.
Here are the guests:
Alice Marie Johnson
President Trump commuted the sentence of Alice Marie Johnson, a first-time nonviolent drug offender, last June following his Oval Office meeting about Johnson with Kim Kardashian West. Johnson had served 21 years of a life sentence after she was convicted on charges of conspiracy to possess cocaine and attempted possession of cocaine, according to the nonprofit organization Can-Do, which advocates for clemency for nonviolent drug offenders. Johnson’s presence is expected to highlight the administration’s work on criminal justice.
Timothy Matson and Judah Samet
Timothy Matson and Judah Samet are survivors of the horrific anti-Semitic Tree of Life Synagogue massacre in Pittsburgh that left 11 worshippers dead last October. Samet, a Holocaust survivor, served as a paratrooper in the Israel Defense Forces before moving to the United States in the 1960s.
“It just never ends. It’s never completely safe for Jews. It’s in the DNA. Not just America’s DNA but the world’s,” Samet told CNN shortly after the attack.
Matson, a member of the Pittsburgh police department’s SWAT team, was a first responder at the attack. “He suffered multiple gunshot wounds and saved countless lives in that heinous, anti-Semitic attack,” said the White House.
Ashley Evans
Ashley Evans has “struggled with opioid and substance abuse for much of her life,” according to the White House.
“In 2017, she was pregnant and suffered a relapse. Her recovery began with the birth of her daughter along with the help of Brigid’s Path, a medical care facility in Kettering, Ohio,” the White House said.
“I hid my addiction for six years by isolating myself and being alone.
