Angela Stanton-King

Angela Stanton-King
Stanton-King in 2020
Born (1977-02-19) February 19, 1977 (age 47)
Occupation(s)Media personality, author, speaker
Political partyRepublican
SpouseAron King
Children5
February 2020 pardon granted by Donald Trump

Angela Stanton-King (born February 19, 1977) is an American author, television personality and conservative speaker based in Atlanta, Georgia.[1] She spent two years in prison for conspiracy and was later pardoned by President Donald Trump a decade after serving her sentence. She subsequently became a media personality and was a main cast member on the third season of the BET docuseries From the Bottom Up. She was the Republican candidate for Georgia's 5th congressional district in the 2020 election, losing to Democrat Nikema Williams.[2] Stanton-King has shown support for QAnon, which espouses a number of far-right conspiracy theories.[3][4]

  1. ^ Rogers, Katie; Taylor, Derrick Bryson; Murphy, Heather (July 11, 2020). "Trump Adds Roger Stone to His List of Pardons and Commutations". The New York Times.
  2. ^ "Georgia Election Results: Fifth Congressional District". The New York Times. November 3, 2020. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  3. ^ Laughland, Oliver; Silverstone, Tom (October 15, 2020). "Trump ally running for Congress believes in baseless QAnon sex-trafficking conspiracy". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  4. ^ Rosenberg, Matthew; Steinhauer, Jennifer (July 14, 2020). "The QAnon Candidates Are Here. Trump Has Paved Their Way". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 16, 2020.