Trump pardons founder of Silk Road drug site

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

62% : According to the prosecution during Ulbricht's trial:The Trump of it all"Free Ross" was a slogan in support of Ulbricht heard at conventions for the Libertarian Party and the cryptocurrency industry, two groups that campaigned for Trump during the presidential election.
36% : The party opposes criminal drug policies and viewed Ulbricht's arrest as a government overstep.
35% : Yesterday, President Trump pardoned Ross Ulbricht, the founder of dark web platform Silk Road, ending his life sentence and satisfying calls from libertarians and Bitcoin backers who wanted him freed.
34% : He created Silk Road, an online marketplace best described as Amazon for illegal drugs and operations, which he ran from 2011 to 2013.
33% : In a speech at the Libertarian Party National Convention last May, Trump said, "If you vote for me, on day one, I will commute the sentence of Ross Ulbricht."

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