Ramaswamy, at Libertarian ‘PorcFest,’ Pledges To Pardon Imprisoned Founder of Dark Web’s Silk Road Marketplace

The GOP candidate for president earns applause after listing the persons — major causes for libertarians — that he says he will pardon.

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A Republican presidential candidate, Vivek Ramaswamy, speaks at PorcFest, Lancaster, New Hampshire, on June 24, 2023. Caroline McCaughey/The New York Sun

A Republican presidential candidate, Vivek Ramaswamy, is promising to pardon Edward Snowden, Julian Assange, and, in a notable and perhaps surprising addition, the founder of “Silk Road,” a dark web marketplace that facilitated narcotic sales, Ross Ulbricht, in the unlikely event that he is elected president next year.

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