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Trump Gives Full Pardon to ‘Silk Road’ Founder Ross Ulbricht

The president promised to commute his sentence at the Libertarian Party’s convention in May. Now, he’s given him a full pardon.

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A petition effort to free Ross Ulbricht at PorcFest, Lancaster, New Hampshire, on June 24, 2023. Caroline McCaughey/The New York Sun
CAROLINE McCAUGHEY
CAROLINE McCAUGHEY

President Trump signed a full pardon Tuesday evening for the founder of the dark web marketplace, Silk Road, which facilitated, among other things, the sale of narcotics using cryptocurrency, Ross Ulbricht.

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CAROLINE McCAUGHEY
CAROLINE McCAUGHEY

Ms. McCaughey is a native New Yorker who covers politics and policy. Her work has appeared in the New York Post, New York Daily News, Fox News, and other publications.

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