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Roberta Bell is one of my two best friends from prison. Her attorneys and I are trying to encourage President Trump to grant her well-deserved clemency. We hope that more signatures on her change.org petition might help. I don't often ask for anything, but if you could please sign and/or share this, I'd be eternally grateful.
I'll paste the letter I wrote to President Trump on her behalf in the following post.
change.org/p/life-without…
Roberta Bell is one of my two best friends from prison. Her attorneys and I are trying to encourage President Trump to grant her well-deserved clemency. We hope that more signatures on her change.org petition might help. I don't often ask for anything, but if you could please sign and/or share this, I'd be eternally grateful.
I'll paste the letter I wrote to President Trump on her behalf in the following post.
change.org/p/life-without…
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June 9, 2026
Re: Support for Clemency for Roberta Ronique Bell
Dear President Trump,
My name is Danean MacAndrew. I am a first-time, non-violent, misdemeanor-only, January 6 defendant. Thank you for my pardon. I appreciate you fighting for those unjustly prosecuted.
I fought my case at trial and was sentenced to three months in now-shuttered FCI Dublin. I was completely out of my element in federal prison, and the person who gave me the most comfort was Roberta Bell. She was always there to give me a hug, a smile, and an encouraging word. She made me feel safe.
You, Roberta, and I all have something in common – we are all victims of prosecutorial overreach. You, thankfully, avoided incarceration. I served 78 of 90 days. Tragically, Roberta has served 30 years (so far) of a life sentence. Sir, she does not belong in prison. She was acquitted in state court and rebuilt her life. She was working a meaningful job and caring for her three young children when, two years later, the feds came for her and deemed her a “danger to society.”
Labeling Roberta as dangerous is preposterous. I know her. I have lived with her. She is a kind, compassionate, beautiful soul who deserves a second chance. Her life and gifts are being wasted behind bars. She has served more than enough time. I am thoroughly convinced that if she were able to come home, she would be the same loving, giving woman I am proud to call my friend.
Please right this wrong, Sir. Please let Roberta come home.
Respectfully,
Danean MacAndrew
June 9, 2026
Re: Support for Clemency for Roberta Ronique Bell
Dear President Trump,
My name is Danean MacAndrew. I am a first-time, non-violent, misdemeanor-only, January 6 defendant. Thank you for my pardon. I appreciate you fighting for those unjustly prosecuted.
I fought my case at trial and was sentenced to three months in now-shuttered FCI Dublin. I was completely out of my element in federal prison, and the person who gave me the most comfort was Roberta Bell. She was always there to give me a hug, a smile, and an encouraging word. She made me feel safe.
You, Roberta, and I all have something in common – we are all victims of prosecutorial overreach. You, thankfully, avoided incarceration. I served 78 of 90 days. Tragically, Roberta has served 30 years (so far) of a life sentence. Sir, she does not belong in prison. She was acquitted in state court and rebuilt her life. She was working a meaningful job and caring for her three young children when, two years later, the feds came for her and deemed her a “danger to society.”
Labeling Roberta as dangerous is preposterous. I know her. I have lived with her. She is a kind, compassionate, beautiful soul who deserves a second chance. Her life and gifts are being wasted behind bars. She has served more than enough time. I am thoroughly convinced that if she were able to come home, she would be the same loving, giving woman I am proud to call my friend.
Please right this wrong, Sir. Please let Roberta come home.
Respectfully,
Danean MacAndrew
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