Donald Trump Will not Consider Pardon for Sam Bankman-Fried: NYT
Donald Trump stated in a New York Times interview that he will not consider pardoning Sam Bankman-Fried.Summary
US President Donald Trump confirmed in an interview with The New York Times that he has no intention of pardoning Sam Bankman-Fried, who is serving a 25-year sentence for his role in the collapse of FTX. Trump also mentioned he would not pardon others, including Sean Combs and Robert Menendez. The president pushed back against questions about potential conflicts of interest regarding his family's connections to the crypto industry, noting he has received many votes because he backed crypto. Bankman-Fried, sentenced in March 2024, had reportedly been attempting to seek a pardon by highlighting his Republican ties. Trump has previously pardoned crypto figures like Ross Ulbricht and Changpeng “CZ” Zhao. Meanwhile, Bankman-Fried is pursuing an appeal of his conviction in the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
(Source：Cointelegraph)