#TFG #Pardons #DrugDealer
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“If you vote for me, on Day One I
will commute the sentence of Ross Ulbricht to a sentence of time served,” Trump told the Libertarian National Convention back in May.
But Trump didn’t just commute his sentence — which by the way might have been defensible — he issued a total pardon to a guy who was convicted of facilitating the sale of an estimated $200 million of illegal drugs and illicit goods. It was a straight political quid pro quo. Don’t take my word for it, take Trump’s.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote, “I just called the mother of Ross William Ulbricht to let her know that in honor of her and the Libertarian Movement, which supported me so strongly, it was my pleasure to have just signed a full and unconditional pardon of her son, Ross.”