Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried praises Trump’s pardon of ex-Honduran president as he seeks clemency
Sam Bankman-Fried praised Trump's pardon of Juan Orlando Hernández while seeking his own clemency.Summary
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried publicly praised President Donald Trump's pardon of former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, stating that few were more deserving. This praise comes as Bankman-Fried, who is serving a 25-year sentence for fraud and conspiracy related to the collapse of FTX, is actively seeking a pardon from Trump himself. Bankman-Fried, whose posts are shared via a friend on X, had previously met and called Hernández one of the kindest people he met. While Bankman-Fried is appealing his conviction, his chances for a pardon appear slim, especially given his past $5.2 million donation to the Biden campaign to defeat Trump. Bankman-Fried has recently become more active on social media, arguing that FTX was solvent when it collapsed.
(Source：The Block)