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Elon Musk Would Be ‘Shocked’ If Biden Fails To Pardon Sam Bankman-Fried — but Is Trump a Better Bet for the Fallen FTX Founder?

The world’s richest man suggests that the political donations handed out by Bankman-Fried could yield clemency.

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FTX chief executive officer Sam Bankman-Fried arrives for a bail hearing at Manhattan Federal Court on August 11, 2023 at New York City. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images
A.R. HOFFMAN
A.R. HOFFMAN

The world’s richest man, Elon Musk, would be “shocked” if the fallen FTX mogul, Sam Bankman-Fried, fails to receive a pardon from President Biden — but the shifting politics of crypto could mean clemency would be more likely from President Trump.

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A.R. HOFFMAN
A.R. HOFFMAN

Mr. Hoffman is an associate editor of the Sun, where he covers politics and culture. He holds a PhD from Harvard and a law degree from Stanford.

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