President Trump on Tuesday pardoned Ross Ulbricht, the creator of the notorious darkish internet trade Silk Road, which was greatest generally known as a once-thriving on-line market for unlawful medication.
Trump introduced the information in a Truth Social publish, saying the pardon was in honor of Ulbricht’s mom and the Libertarian motion.
In 2015, a federal decide sentenced Ulbricht to life in jail for working Silk Road underneath the pseudonym “Dread Pirate Roberts.” But final May, whereas on the 2024 marketing campaign path, Trump promised to commute Ulbricht’s life sentence whereas talking to the Libertarian National Convention.
Ulbricht began Silk Road as a Libertarian experiment, and the celebration has been lobbying to exonerate Ulbricht of his crimes for years now. Within the Libertarian celebration, many considered Ulbricht’s life sentence as a logo of presidency overreach.
