Days into President Donald Trump's second term in the White House, a cryptocurrency billionaire posted a video on X to his hundreds of thousands of followers. "Please Donald Trump, I need your help," he said, wearing a flag pin askew and seated awkwardly in an armchair. "I am an American. ... Help me come home." The speaker, 46-year-old Roger Ver, was in fact no longer a U.S. citizen.
The fugitive known as "Bitcoin Jesus" was indicted for tax evasion and facing prison. Then he hired a "Friend of Trump." This is how it went down, from Avi Asher-Schapiro & @mtredden.bsky.social www.propublica.org/article/bitc ...
-- Jesse Eisinger (@jeisinger.bsky.social) Jan 22, 2026 at 7:03 AM
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