Consulting with a lawyer who has ties to #Trump. Reaching out to Washington #lobbyists. And sitting for a jailhouse interview with #TuckerCarlson.

#SamBankmanFried, the disgraced #cryptocurrency mogul who was once a top #Democratic donor, has embarked on a campaign to secure a #pardon from Trump, 6 people with knowledge of the matter said.

#criminal #law #felon47 #SBF #SEC #fraud #MoneyLaundering #broligarchy #cryptobros #technocracy #CryptoSummit #USpol
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/technology/sam-bankman-fried-pardon-trump.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=p&pvid=192A242F-DC90-4B09-B637-04864D8EE473

Sam Bankman-Fried Lobbies Trump Associates in Hopes of a Pardon

Mr. Bankman-Fried’s family and allies are trying to help him escape a 25-year prison sentence for fraud related to the collapse of his cryptocurrency exchange, FTX.

The New York Times

…The push appears intended to capitalize on #Trump’s #transactional approach to #clemency. Trump favors #pardon seekers w/connections to him—either personally or through lawyers & lobbyists—& claims of *prosecutorial misconduct* [perceived persecution] that echo his own #grievances about the cases against him.

#criminal #law #felon47 #SBF #SEC #fraud #MoneyLaundering #broligarchy #cryptobros #technocracy #CryptoSummit #USpol

As part of the #clemency effort, #SBF’s parents Mr. Bankman & Ms. Fried, who are #Stanford University #law professors & longtime active #Democrats [shame], are consulting w/Kory Langhofer, an AZ atty who worked for #Trump’s 2016 & 2020 presidential campaigns. Politically connected businesspeople & DC lobbyists have also received outreach from intermediaries who claim to be allies of #SamBankmanFried….

#criminal #law #felon47 #SEC #fraud #MoneyLaundering #broligarchy #cryptobros #technocracy