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![]() ![]() "I just called the mother of Ross William Ulbricht to let her know that in honor of her and the Libertarian Movement, which supported me so strongly, it was my pleasure to have just signed a full and unconditional pardon of her son, Ross," Trump wrote on Truth Social. "The scum that worked to convict him were some of the same lunatics who were involved in the modern day weaponization of government against me. He was given two life sentences, plus 40 years. Ridiculous!" ![]()
Ulbright has been imprisoned since 2013.
From The New York Times, "Trump Pardons Creator of Silk Road Drug Marketplace": President Trump on Tuesday granted a pardon to Ross Ulbricht, the creator of the Silk Road drug marketplace and a cult hero in the cryptocurrency and libertarian worlds.Trump's decision to pardon Ulbright is a one-two punch to the FBI as it follows President Biden's last minute decision to pardon Leonard Peltier, a Native American activist who was convicted of killing two FBI agents in South Dakota back in 1975.
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