Newly inaugurated President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he had issued a full and unconditional pardon for Ross Ulbricht, the founder of Silk Road.
Ulbricht was convicted in 2015 for his role in founding the online marketplace where illegal services and products were sold in an attempt to avoid law enforcement. He created Silk Road in Jan. 2011 and ran it until it was shut down in 2013. His plight has become a favored cause among libertarians.
‘He was given two life sentences, plus 40 years. Ridiculous!’
Trump said in a post on Truth Social that he had called Ulbricht’s mother to let her know about the pardon.
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“I just called the mother of Ross William Ulbright [sic] to let her know that in honor of
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