Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht hopes for ‘second chance’ after Trump’s pardon promise

Imprisoned Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht released Monday’s statement thanking former U.S. President Donald Trump came as he promised to commute sentences “on day one” of the new Trump administration if elected.

“Last night, Donald Trump promised that if re-elected, he would commute my sentence on day one. thank you thank you thank you.” Ulbricht said.

“It is difficult to express in words how I feel at this moment, having been in prison for 11 years. “Thanks to your unwavering support, I was able to get a second chance,” he added.

While Trump said this, speak At the Libertarian National Convention held in Washington, D.C. last Saturday. Despite receiving boos and jeers from the crowd while speaking at the convention, Trump’s comments about Ulbricht’s potential release were met with widespread approval and cheers from the crowd. Many of them started chanting “Free Ross” while holding “Free Ross” signs in the air. !”

Trump also guaranteed that the future of cryptocurrencies “will be made in America,” supported self-custody, and pledged to “keep Elizabeth Warren and her minions away from Bitcoin.”

It is said that Trump did the same. Considering pardon for Ulbricht His administration ended without granting Ulbricht a pardon.

Ulbricht is currently serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole for creating and operating a dark web marketplace called Silk Road, a site that facilitated the sale of drugs and other illicit products and services and used Bitcoin for payments. there is.

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