Trump Pardons Billionaire with Ties to Family's Crypto Fund

Thursday, October 23, 2025

Pardon follows months of efforts by Changpeng Zhao to boost the Trump crypto company

Posted by OCUser at 01:32 PM | 34 COMMENTS | permalink

Trump has pardoned billionaire crypto mogul and Binance founder Changpeng Zhao -- who pled guilty to money laundering charges. This comes after Zhao helped boost the Trump family's crypto business. It's just the latest example of Trump's Pay-to-Pardon Scheme.

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-- Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) Oct 23, 2025 at 12:12 PM

Comments

What do you expect from decomposing------------- who steals from cancer charities?

#1 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-10-23 01:04 PM

My wife and I are dining at a Chinese restaurant this weekend. I'll ask for an order of "Changpeng Zhao" and see what I get.

#2 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-10-23 01:08 PM

Nice to se we're concerned with pardons now...

#3 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-10-23 01:59 PM

Nice to se we're concerned with pardons now...
#3 | Posted by lfthndthrds

You're not concerned with anything except trolling the libs.

#4 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-10-23 02:05 PM

Nice to see we're concerned with pardons now...

#3 | POSTED BY LFTHNDTHRDS

"Nice to see about (fill in the blank) now".

Is your standard giving the middle finger to any issue of law or morality which contradicts whatever Trump is doing that moment.

Just like BELLRINGER, no one knows what your values are; and everyone doubts that you have any.

#5 | Posted by Zed at 2025-10-23 02:07 PM

"Nice to see you're not concerned (fill in the blank) now".

Is there anything, anything at all, that you've failed to excuse for Trump?

Maybe you'll be loyal to him to the bitter end. But in other parts of MAGA world deep cracks are showing.

We can start with Texas cattlemen, for reasons I should not have to explain to you.

We have a lot of cattle raisers in my part of the world, that's why my local MAGA Congressman, who stands over six feet tall, in currently cowering uncomfortably under his desk.

#6 | Posted by Zed at 2025-10-23 02:12 PM

#3 | POSTED BY LFTHNDTHRDS
Just like BELLRINGER, no one knows what your values are; and everyone doubts that you have any.
#5 | Posted by Zed

We know their values:
1. Owning the Libs
2. Promoting Nazis
3. Pedophilia

We've known this since their hero Rush Limbaugh was caught sneaking off to Cuba to rape underage boys.

#7 | Posted by Sycophant at 2025-10-23 02:19 PM

None of you cared about how many or who Biden pardoned. How's that trolling? If you weren't such hypocrites I wouldn't even be saying anything.

#8 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-10-23 04:09 PM

None of you cared about how many or who Biden pardoned.

#8 | POSTED BY LFTHNDTHRDS

This particular Trump pardon is utterly corrupt.

It would also have been corrupt if Biden did it, if that makes you feel any better.

Honestly, I wonder why it should.

#9 | Posted by Zed at 2025-10-23 04:13 PM

POSTED BY LFTHNDTHRDS

The point being: Donald Trump is Stand Alone Scum.

He is Scum in his own right and by his own constant and serious effort.

That's a problem for me and the country.

But you do you.

#10 | Posted by Zed at 2025-10-23 04:20 PM

"None of you cared about how many or who Biden pardoned."

Which are the ones you think we should care more about?
www.justice.gov

#11 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-10-23 04:23 PM

None of you cared about how many or who Biden pardoned. How's that trolling? If you weren't such hypocrites I wouldn't even be saying anything.
#8 | POSTED BY LFTHNDTURDS

You don't care who or how many people Trump pardoned in 2020.

You don't care Trump pardoned violent criminals who partook in the J6th insurrection.

You don't care Trump pardoned George Santos.

You don't care about Trump bulldozing the White House and sending billions to Argentina while keeping the government shut down.

You have zero ground to stand on.

You're a fkkking hypocrite.

#12 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-10-23 04:29 PM

I was just going to ask if anyone has made this about Biden yet.

Then I see lfthndcuck's post and ... well ...

#13 | Posted by jpw at 2025-10-23 05:05 PM

- made this about Biden yet.

That particular obfuscating logical fallacy Whataboutism should sue Trumpers here for Abuse!

It's really all they have, as Trump's actions and inactions are Indefensible, even for his most fawning sycophant Fascist Cult Members.

(Fascism def available upon request)

#14 | Posted by Corky at 2025-10-23 05:44 PM

This particular Trump pardon is utterly corrupt.

#9 | Posted by Zed at 2025-10-23 04:13 PM | Reply | Flag:

Ever hear of Shanlin Jin? Biden commuted his sentence. Go look him up and get back to me.

#15 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-10-23 06:30 PM

It was bad to send that guy back to China in exchange for three Americans?

#16 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-10-23 06:31 PM

I guess you can continue to ignore Trump destroying America cause Biden and Hillary and Obama ...

Meanwhile America continues to fail under Trump.

#17 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-10-23 06:31 PM

It was bad to send that guy back to China in exchange for three Americans?

Turds hates Americans, so ...

#18 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-10-23 06:32 PM

Were the three Americans there to overthrow the government, like the ones Trump got released from Venezuela prison, so that's why Biden had to bring them back home?

#19 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-10-23 06:33 PM

Go look him up and get back to me.

#15 | POSTED BY LFTHNDTHRDS

One crime only excuses another in MAGA world.

The MAGA principle that one crime excuses another opens the gates to Hell.

Your point of view is intellectually and emotionally bankrupt.

#20 | Posted by Zed at 2025-10-23 06:51 PM

15 | POSTED BY LFTHNDTHRDS

I don't care that John Dillinger stole millions from banks.

I do care that Donald Trump is stealing million from the US Treasury.

It was bad the Dillinger stole. But he's dead.

Trump is stealing from you now.

Get up on your hind legs and resist it. You have learned how to do at least that much haven't you? Stand on your hind legs?

#21 | Posted by Zed at 2025-10-23 06:55 PM

This particular Trump pardon is utterly corrupt.

#9 | Posted by Zed at 2025-10-23 04:13 PM | Reply | Flag:

Shanlin Jin, a Chinese national (of Asian descent) convicted in 2022 of possessing and distributing child ------------ federal sexual offense involving over 47,000 images and videos, including one depicting the assault of an infant. He was sentenced to 97 months in prison.

STFU raetard

#22 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-10-23 07:02 PM

bUh tHe cHiLrUnS!!!

~The retarded left

#23 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-10-23 07:03 PM

It was bad to send that guy back to China in exchange for three Americans?

#16 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-10-23 06:31 PM | Reply | Flag:

Considering who we sent back? Yes

#24 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-10-23 07:04 PM

Shanlin Jin, a Chinese national (of Asian descent) convicted in 2022 of possessing and distributing child pornography"

This guy could be a republican politician.

Bet he's raped less children than Trump.

#25 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-10-23 07:35 PM

China is always looking for new organ donors.

#26 | Posted by sentinel at 2025-10-23 07:39 PM

#25- you'd probably lose that bet, even if it's just for the grammer technicality.

<Stannis> "Fewer." </Stannis>

#27 | Posted by sentinel at 2025-10-23 07:49 PM

STFU raetard

#22 | POSTED BY LFTHNDTHRDS

Nice doggie. Good doggie.

Here's a Trump biscuit.

#28 | Posted by Zed at 2025-10-23 07:56 PM

Considering who we sent back? Yes
#24 | Posted by lfthndthrds

So we should have kept him here? Why? How does that benefit the taxpayer?

Three Americans being freed in trade isn't worth anything ?

#29 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-10-23 08:57 PM

Turds would have preferred those Americans die in prison.

He hates Americans.

#30 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-10-23 09:00 PM

Is there a published price list from the Trump administration clearly spelling out the cost of pardons and/or various other services for sale by the current occupant of what is left of the White House? Presently I have no need but with his current focus on prosecuting Democrats with or without actual evidence of a crime it isn't crazy to think we should be given the price before we're actually behind bars.

#31 | Posted by danni at 2025-10-24 06:20 AM

Now Trump is claiming he doesn't even know who he pardoned:

"A lot of people say he wasn't guilty of anything. I don't know him, I don't believe I've ever met him, but I've been told... he had a lot of support, and they said that what he did is not even a crime. It wasn't a crime that he was persecuted by the Biden administration, and so I gave him a pardon at the request of a lot of very good people."

By sheer coincidence, Changpeng Zhao has helped to finance and promote Trump's crypto.

#32 | Posted by Derek_Wildstar at 2025-10-24 01:08 PM

we should be given the price before we're actually behind bars.
#31 | POSTED BY DANNI

If you're not a billionaire, you can't afford it.

#33 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-10-24 01:13 PM

Trump is claiming he doesn't even know who he pardoned

That's the magic of auto pen.

Just set it and forget it.

#34 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-10-24 01:14 PM

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