{"id":147272,"date":"2025-01-22T02:03:29","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T00:03:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/?p=147272"},"modified":"2025-01-22T02:03:29","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T00:03:29","slug":"trump-grants-full-pardon-to-silk-road-founder-ross-ulbricht","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/trump-grants-full-pardon-to-silk-road-founder-ross-ulbricht\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Grants Full Pardon to Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht"},"content":{"rendered":"

Trump shared the news in a statement<\/a><\/strong>, revealing that he personally called Ulbricht\u2019s mother to inform her of the decision, which he described as a tribute to her and the Libertarian movement that strongly backed his presidency.<\/p>\n

\u201cRoss was given two life sentences, plus 40 years. Ridiculous!\u201d Trump said, criticizing the severity of the punishment. He also denounced the prosecutors involved in the case, alleging that they were part of the same forces he believes have targeted him through what he called the \u201cmodern-day weaponization of government.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ulbricht, convicted in 2015 for creating and operating Silk Road\u2014a darknet marketplace where illegal goods were bought and sold using Bitcoin\u2014had been serving a double life sentence without the possibility of parole. The case has been a rallying cry for Libertarians and digital rights activists, who argue that the punishment was excessively harsh and that Ulbricht was made a scapegoat for broader issues in online marketplaces.<\/p>\n