{"id":1363,"date":"2026-06-08T23:37:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T23:37:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=1363"},"modified":"2026-06-08T23:37:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T23:37:11","slug":"disgraced-cryto-founder-sam-bankman-fried-asks-trump-for-pardon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=1363","title":{"rendered":"Disgraced Cryto Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Asks Trump For Pardon"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_1 --> <\/p>\n<p>Incarcerated cryptocurrency founder Sam Bankman-Fried is formally seeking a pardon from President Donald J. Trump, according to the U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) website.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=1361\">Meta Launches Program To Fast-Track Workers Into Skilled Trade Jobs In AI Infrastructure<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bankman-Fried\u2019s request for \u201cPardon after Completion of sentence\u201d was submitted in 2026 and is currently pending, the DOJ Office of the Pardon Attorney website reads. He\u2019s currently serving a 25-year sentence on seven charges of fraud, conspiracy and money laundering related to his now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange platform FTX, according to the DOJ. Trump said in January this year that he would not pardon the former crypto CEO. <strong>(RELATED:\u00a0\u2018The Guy\u2019s A Piece Of Sh*t\u2019: Allies Worry Sam Bankman-Fried Might Get Break From Trump)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bankman-Fried was convicted of orchestrating a colossal fraud scheme via his company FTX as well as his trading firm Alameda Research rooted in the misuse of what amounted to billions of dollars, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>The former cypto CEO made it clear that he wanted a pardon Monday when speaking to Fox Business. \u201cAbsolutely,\u201d he said when asked. \u201cIt would be obviously, you know, ultimately up to the president, not up to me.\u201d<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"SBF-FTX-EYES\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8641360\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8641360\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" src=\"https:\/\/images.dailycaller.com\/image\/width=1280,height=2499,fit=inside,format=webp,f=auto\/https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-1244760361-scaled.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.dailycaller.com\/image\/width=1280,height=2499,fit=inside,format=webp,f=auto\/https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-1244760361-scaled.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/images.dailycaller.com\/image\/width=180,height=2499,fit=inside,format=webp,f=auto\/https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-1244760361-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/images.dailycaller.com\/image\/width=620,height=2499,fit=inside,format=webp,f=auto\/https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-1244760361-620x413.jpg 620w, https:\/\/images.dailycaller.com\/image\/width=768,height=2499,fit=inside,format=webp,f=auto\/https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-1244760361-768x512.jpg 768w\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto; display: block;\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<p>This photo illustration shows the logo of cryptocurrency FTX, reflected in an image of former chief executive Samuel Bankman-Fried, in Washington, DC, on November 13, 2022. The new chief executive of troubled cryptocurrency platform FTX said on November 12, 2022, the company was making \u201cevery effort to secure all assets\u201d following unauthorized transactions potentially worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Additionally, the platform\u2019s chief executive, 30-year-old Sam Bankman-Fried, once considered a star in the freewheeling cryptocurrency world, resigned. (Photo by Stefani Reynolds \/ AFP) (Photo by STEFANI REYNOLDS\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=1359\">Seattle Mayor Relocates Homeless As World Cup Approaches<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Since President Trump took office in January 2025 for his second term, he has issued over 1,400 pardons, CNBC reported. Trump told The New York Times in an expansive January interview that he will not pardon Bankman-Fried along with several other figures, including deposed Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro. <strong>(RELATED: \u2018Everything Is So Diminished\u2019: Sam Bankman-Fried Tells Tucker Carlson What Life Is Like In Slammer)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_2 --> <\/p>\n<p>Republican lawmakers have argued against him receiving a pardon. \u201cThe guy\u2019s a piece of shit,\u201d Republican Ohio Sen. Bernie Moreno, who is enthusiastic about crypto, told\u00a0POLITICO. \u201cThe guy shouldn\u2019t be pardoned. The guy should go to jail for a long, long time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Republican Wyoming Sen. Cynthia Lummis, known as the \u201ccrypto queen\u201d of the U.S. Senate, told the outlet she hopes Trump will not give in, emphasizing that the fraudster had \u201churt a lot of people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=1356\">The Red Sea Is Closed For Business<\/a><\/p>\n<div>Bankman-Fried was arrested in the Bahamas in 2022. He reportedly donated to Democratic causes as well as One Nation, a group tied to then-Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Incarcerated cryptocurrency founder Sam Bankman-Fried is formally seeking a pardon from President Donald J. 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