Trump Pardons Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht After 11 Years in Prison
- President Donald Trump announced a pardon for Ross William Ulbricht, founder of the Silk Road dark web marketplace, after he served 11 years in prison for various charges including money laundering and drug trafficking.
- Trump described Ulbricht's life sentence as ridiculous and disproportionate to the crime, expressing frustration with the legal figures involved in Ulbricht's conviction.
- Libertarian National Committee Chair Angela McArdle called Ulbricht a libertarian political prisoner for more than a decade, celebrating the pardon as a fulfillment of Trump's campaign promise.
- The Silk Road, which allowed anonymous trading of illegal goods, had nearly a million registered users, 30% of whom were based in the US, according to the indictment.
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