3 ms·

Eh, I am pretty sure Trump is gonna end up pardoning SBF. It just seems like the sort of thing that is going to happen.

by uejfiweun 9mo ago

dboreham 9mo ago
Does SBF still have money?
- paulpauper 9mo ago
  probably some secret keys stashed somewhere
- electriclove 9mo ago
  Do his parents?
olalonde 9mo ago
Not sure what he would gain from that. The crypto community largely backed him in the last election, and pardoning SBF would seriously piss them off.
- unfunco 9mo ago
  > Not sure what he would gain from that. What? It's a bribe, he gains money. He doesn't care about pissing anyone off, he's (probably) not running for reelection, he cares about money, it's really that simple.
  - lokar 9mo ago
    He also cares about normalizing financial fraud, establishing that it’s no big deal.
  - kingofmen 9mo ago
    Ok, but does SBF still control enough money that Trump would care about it?
- paulpauper 9mo ago
  Trump already got donor money and he's a lame duck. 'Pissing off crypto community' does not factor highly into his decision making processes. Pardoning him would probably help crypto go up.
- weddpros 9mo ago
  Trump could do it... to piss off SBF himself (second biggest donor to Biden/democrats behind Soros)
  - epistasis 9mo ago
    SBF claims to have spread money equally between the parties, but hid the Republican donations: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/sam-bankman-fried-says-donated-204217349.html https://finance.yahoo.com/news/sam-bankman-fried-says-donate...
    - mlrtime 9mo ago
      That doesn't make his claim any less factual, and we have no idea if he gave money to Trump.
      - epistasis 9mo ago
        The claim that it would piss off SBF is not a factual claim.
- perihelions 9mo ago
  > "Not sure what he would gain from that." Besides the ~$1 million a head he's openly selling[0] pardons for? Why wouldn't he pardon a white-collar felon fraudster? This president has pardoned dozens of those[1]—frauds who had no reason at all to be deserving of clemency, other than being incredibly rich. He's pardoned fraudsters who defrauded thousands of victims[2]. He's pardoned a fraudster convicted of fraud, who committed fraud again, and he pardoned them a second time[3]. There are no limits. [0] https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-presidential-pardon-process-dda97c15 https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-presidential-pardo... ("Inside the New Fast Track to a Presidential Pardon / Lobbyists close to Trump say their going rate to advocate for a pardon is $1 million") [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_granted_executive_clemency_in_the_second_Trump_presidency#List_of_recipients_of_executive_clemency_from_Trump https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_granted_executi... ("List of recipients of executive clemency from Trump") [2] https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/us/politics/trump-david-gentile-commutation.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/us/politics/trump-david-g... ("Trump Frees Fraudster Just Days Into Seven-Year Prison Sentence / David Gentile had been found guilty for his role in what prosecutors described as a $1.6 billion scheme that defrauded thousands of investors.") [3] https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/us/politics/trump-fraudster-pardon.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/us/politics/trump-fraudst... ("Trump Sets Fraudster Free From Prison for a Second Time") > "The crypto community largely backed him in the last election" Gee golly; I wonder why.
  - deleted 9mo ago
    [deleted]
  - olalonde 9mo ago
    From Trump's POV, $1 million is probably not worth the ensuing backlash. FWIW, prediction markets don't seem to believe he will be pardoned either[0]. [0] https://polymarket.com/event/who-will-trump-pardon-before-2027 https://polymarket.com/event/who-will-trump-pardon-before-20...
    - epistasis 9mo ago
      Wha backlash? Trump pardoned a Honduran ex-president convicted of smuggling tons of drugs, right in the midst of using the military to bomb boats for unproven drug smuggling, and kidnapped Maduro presumably because of drugs too (or was it oil?). Zero repercussions except for futile anger from internet weirdos like me. This administration seems to relish getting away with things that would destroy any other presidency.
- duskwuff 9mo ago
  > Not sure what he would gain from that. A convenient distraction, perhaps.
- justinclift 9mo ago
  > Not sure what he would gain from that. Might be more like "what the people advising Trump would gain".
deleted 9mo ago
[deleted]

Eh, I am pretty sure Trump is gonna end up pardoning SBF. It just seems like the sort of thing that is going to happen.

dboreham 9mo ago

Does SBF still have money?

paulpauper 9mo ago
probably some secret keys stashed somewhere
electriclove 9mo ago
Do his parents?

olalonde 9mo ago

Not sure what he would gain from that. The crypto community largely backed him in the last election, and pardoning SBF would seriously piss them off.

unfunco 9mo ago
> Not sure what he would gain from that. What? It's a bribe, he gains money. He doesn't care about pissing anyone off, he's (probably) not running for reelection, he cares about money, it's really that simple.
- lokar 9mo ago
  He also cares about normalizing financial fraud, establishing that it’s no big deal.
- kingofmen 9mo ago
  Ok, but does SBF still control enough money that Trump would care about it?
paulpauper 9mo ago
Trump already got donor money and he's a lame duck. 'Pissing off crypto community' does not factor highly into his decision making processes. Pardoning him would probably help crypto go up.
weddpros 9mo ago
Trump could do it... to piss off SBF himself (second biggest donor to Biden/democrats behind Soros)
- epistasis 9mo ago
  SBF claims to have spread money equally between the parties, but hid the Republican donations: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/sam-bankman-fried-says-donated-204217349.html https://finance.yahoo.com/news/sam-bankman-fried-says-donate...
  - mlrtime 9mo ago
    That doesn't make his claim any less factual, and we have no idea if he gave money to Trump.
    - epistasis 9mo ago
      The claim that it would piss off SBF is not a factual claim.
perihelions 9mo ago
> "Not sure what he would gain from that." Besides the ~$1 million a head he's openly selling[0] pardons for? Why wouldn't he pardon a white-collar felon fraudster? This president has pardoned dozens of those[1]—frauds who had no reason at all to be deserving of clemency, other than being incredibly rich. He's pardoned fraudsters who defrauded thousands of victims[2]. He's pardoned a fraudster convicted of fraud, who committed fraud again, and he pardoned them a second time[3]. There are no limits. [0] https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-presidential-pardon-process-dda97c15 https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-presidential-pardo... ("Inside the New Fast Track to a Presidential Pardon / Lobbyists close to Trump say their going rate to advocate for a pardon is $1 million") [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_granted_executive_clemency_in_the_second_Trump_presidency#List_of_recipients_of_executive_clemency_from_Trump https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_granted_executi... ("List of recipients of executive clemency from Trump") [2] https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/us/politics/trump-david-gentile-commutation.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/us/politics/trump-david-g... ("Trump Frees Fraudster Just Days Into Seven-Year Prison Sentence / David Gentile had been found guilty for his role in what prosecutors described as a $1.6 billion scheme that defrauded thousands of investors.") [3] https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/us/politics/trump-fraudster-pardon.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/us/politics/trump-fraudst... ("Trump Sets Fraudster Free From Prison for a Second Time") > "The crypto community largely backed him in the last election" Gee golly; I wonder why.
- deleted 9mo ago
  [deleted]
- olalonde 9mo ago
  From Trump's POV, $1 million is probably not worth the ensuing backlash. FWIW, prediction markets don't seem to believe he will be pardoned either[0]. [0] https://polymarket.com/event/who-will-trump-pardon-before-2027 https://polymarket.com/event/who-will-trump-pardon-before-20...
  - epistasis 9mo ago
    Wha backlash? Trump pardoned a Honduran ex-president convicted of smuggling tons of drugs, right in the midst of using the military to bomb boats for unproven drug smuggling, and kidnapped Maduro presumably because of drugs too (or was it oil?). Zero repercussions except for futile anger from internet weirdos like me. This administration seems to relish getting away with things that would destroy any other presidency.
duskwuff 9mo ago
> Not sure what he would gain from that. A convenient distraction, perhaps.
justinclift 9mo ago
> Not sure what he would gain from that. Might be more like "what the people advising Trump would gain".

deleted 9mo ago

[deleted]