Trump Frees Silk Road Founder From Life in Federal Prison

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : "Trump first floated the idea of freeing Ulbricht in May during his speech at the Libertarian National Convention.
50% : Trump, 78, said he personally called Ulbricht's mother to deliver the news.
45% : Ulbricht's lengthy sentence has become a rallying cry for liberations, many of whom support drug legalization.
40% : Trump, in contrast, during his 2024 campaign pledged to make the U.S. the "the crypto capital of the planet."
33% : Trump announced his "full and unconditional pardon" of Ulbricht on his social media platform, Truth Social, accusing the Department of Justice of abusing its power - similar to claims he made on the campaign trail facing his own federal charges.
29% : Rand Paul (R-Ky.), son of three-time Libertarian Party presidential candidate Ron Paul, urged Trump to pardon Ulbricht in a letter Monday.
25% : "The scum that worked to convict him were some of the same lunatics who were involved in the modern day weaponization of government against me," Trump wrote.

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