
Trump pardons Ross Ulbricht, creator of dark web marketplace Silk Road - RocketNews
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- Politician Portrayal
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37% : Ridiculous!" Ulbricht, 40, was convicted of seven counts related to his operation of Silk Road, which facilitated the sale of illegal drugs and other illicit goods using Bitcoin, including distributing narcotics and engaging in a criminal enterprise.32% : Trump said on Tuesday that he had called Ulbricht's mother to inform her he had signed a "full and unconditional pardon" for her son, who was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in 2015 for his role in operating the illicit marketplace.
30% : "The scum that worked to convict him were some of the same lunatics who were involved in the modern day weaponisation of government against me," Trump said on his social media platform, Truth Social.
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