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Sam Bankman-Fried, the one-time giant in cryptocurrencies currently in prison for fraud, has applied for a pardon from President Donald Trump.

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-- Financial Times (@financialtimes.com) 1:34 PM · Jun 8, 2026

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... Bankman-Fried was given a 25-year sentence after he was convicted of multiple federal charges ...

So... the correct qualifications for a pardon by Pres Trump?

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-06-08 06:28 PM | Reply

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-06-08 06:28 PM | Reply | Flag:

You clowns have no business criticizing pardons.. After all the pardons (some pre-emptive) diaper-schtter in chief threw out like beads off a Mardi Gras float.

#2 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2026-06-09 12:01 PM | Reply

You clowns have no business criticizing pardons.

#2 | POSTED BY LFTHNDTHRDS

I'm afraid that honest people hate criminals: the one's being pardoned and the ones doing the pardoning.

But you, as always, be you.

#3 | Posted by Zed at 2026-06-09 12:11 PM | Reply

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