Trump Pardons Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht After 11 Years in Prison
- President Donald Trump announced a pardon for Ross William Ulbricht, the founder of the Silk Road dark web marketplace, after he served 11 years in prison.
- Ulbricht was serving a life sentence for charges related to the Silk Road, which was described as the most sophisticated and extensive criminal marketplace on the Internet today by the Justice Department.
- Trump stated that Ulbricht's sentence was ridiculous, claiming it was disproportionate to the crime, and expressed frustration with legal figures involved in Ulbricht's conviction.
- Libertarian National Committee Chair Angela McArdle celebrated the pardon, calling Ulbricht a libertarian political prisoner for more than a decade, and thanked Trump for fulfilling his promise.
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