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I’m also wondering why a full pardon rather than a commutation.
by namirez 2y ago
I’m also wondering why a full pardon rather than a commutation.
- NovemberWhiskey 2y agoThat's transparently obvious if you read the press release: Trump analogizes his own personal treatment by the Justice Department with that of Ulbricht c.f. "weaponization of the justice system".
- red-iron-pine 2y agoTrump team wants his help running crypto shenanigans
- immibis 2y agoThis is the only explanation that makes sense to me.
- mardifoufs 2y agoSeriously? What a weird suggestion, crypto now has nothing to do with crypto back when he was running Silk road, and there are tons of crypto bros to pick from if the Trump team wanted someone to help run "their crypto shenanigans". I don't think anyone involved in crypto back in 2013 could've seen how much of a mess it would become anyways
- HWR_14 2y ago> I don't think anyone involved in crypto back in 2013 could've seen how much of a mess it would become anyways It seems that crypto then and now are pretty similar, mess wise.
- rtkwe 2y agoDoes he need help? They've already released two nonsense meme coins to bilk their followers and crypto people hoping to time the dump correctly.
- ddtaylor 2y agoI am curious if this matters for the purposes of the Bitcoin "damages". By today's exchange rates it could be an insane amount of money. If the "crime" is supposed to be wiped clean as if he never did it, then in theory it would mean give him back his property, etc. I don't know the specifics about that or if it would change with respect to clemency or commuting of a sentence.