WASHINGTON (PNN) - January 22, 2025 - President Trump kept his promise and just pardoned Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht after he spent 11 years in jail.
In a statement on Truth Social, President Trump said, “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.”
“The scum that worked to convict him were some of the same lunatics who were involved in the modern day weaponization of government against me,” said the president. “He was given two life sentences plus 40 years. Ridiculous!”
Promise made. Promise kept.
Ulbricht was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in 2015 for his role in the operation of the Silk Road marketplace, which pioneered the use of the dark web.
Supporters of Ulbricht say that his sentence was disproportionately long for the crime.