Why did Donald Trump pardon Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht?

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% : He went on to make repeated pleas for clemency, sending a statement to Joe Biden that: "Over countless hours, I have searched my soul and examined the misguided decisions I made when I was younger.
44% : " His case became a cause célèbre in the Libertarian Party and Trump capitalized on that by appearing at their May 2024 conference vowing to commute Ulbricht's sentence upon taking office.
39% : Trump has not only fulfilled that promise, but he's gone one step further by issuing a full pardon.

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