{"id":127569,"date":"2020-12-06T22:50:39","date_gmt":"2020-12-06T19:50:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/crypto-players-plead-presidential-pardon-case-for-ross-ulbricht\/"},"modified":"2020-12-06T22:50:39","modified_gmt":"2020-12-06T19:50:39","slug":"crypto-players-plead-presidential-pardon-case-for-ross-ulbricht","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/crypto-players-plead-presidential-pardon-case-for-ross-ulbricht\/","title":{"rendered":"# Crypto players plead presidential pardon case for Ross Ulbricht"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong># Crypto players plead presidential pardon case for Ross Ulbricht <\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjAtMTIvZDg3MTk3NDQtODYyOC00ZmQ5LTg4NjQtNzU4NWY3MjBmNTczLmpwZw==.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content\" data-v-5a136f3a>With just 44 days before Joe Biden\u2019s inauguration as President of the United States, players in the crypto space are imploring Donald Trump to use his pardoning power for Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In a recent tweet from Jason Williams, the Morgan Creek Digital Assets co-founder <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GoingParabolic\/status\/1331736171089715202\">pleaded<\/a> for Trump to \u201cdo the right thing\u201d by pardoning Ulbricht as well as whistleblower Edward Snowden. Peter McCormack of the <em>What Bitcoin Did <\/em>podcast <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PeterMcCormack\/status\/1331063317905989635\">followed<\/a> suit a few days later, adding WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the list of potential pardons. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a>&#8216;s legacy as president may be remembered very differently if he pardons:<br \/>&#8211; Ross Ulbricht (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealRossU?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RealRossU<\/a>)<br \/>&#8211; Julian Assange<br \/>&#8211; Edward <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Snowden?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Snowden<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Humanity would only benefit from this. <br \/>ReTweet the shit out of this.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Peter McCormack  (@PeterMcCormack) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PeterMcCormack\/status\/1331063317905989635?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 24, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>The three \u2014 Snowden, Ulbricht, and Assange \u2014 are among many names being put forth by advisers, pundits, and conservative commentators as Trump serves out the rest of his presidency. Ulbricht, the founder of dark web marketplace Silk Road, is currently serving two life sentences without the possibility of parole after being found guilty of federal charges on money laundering, computer hacking, and conspiracy to traffic narcotics. <\/p>\n<p>Snowden, a former National Security Agency contractor turned whistleblower, left the United States in 2013 and was granted asylum in Russia. The Department of Justice has charged him with violating the Espionage Act of 1917 and theft of government property. He has since <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Snowden\/status\/1323024457645105153\">stated<\/a> he will <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ly for Russian citizenship. <\/p>\n<p>Though an Australian national, Assange has faced charges from more than one national authority, including for allegations of sexual assault in Sweden. In 2019, the United States charged him with violating the Espionage Act of 1917 related to the release of documents provided by U.S. Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning on WikiLeaks. Assange is currently in a U.K. prison awaiting an extradition decision to be tried in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>According to a Supreme Court decision, the power of the U.S. President to pardon someone is \u201cunlimited\u201d \u2014 though this ruling is being questioned in the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> amid rumors Trump is considering preemptively pardoning himself before leaving the White House on Jan. 20. Since taking office in 2017, he has pardoned, commuted, or rescinded the conviction of 45 individuals charged with federal offenses.<\/p>\n<p>Because there is no limit to the number of federal pardons Trump can issue, deciding who receives one can simply be a matter of a response to a public outcry or personal preference. Trump said in August he was \u201cgoing to start looking at\u201d pardoning Snowden, while a lawyer for Assange has claimed a former Republican congressman offered the WikiLeaks founder a presidential pardon as well. While Snowden is a possible recipient of a pardon, he has also <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Snowden\/status\/1334608745192677380\">advocated<\/a> for Assange to receive one instead of himself.<\/p>\n<p>Without a definitive statement from the U.S. president and time running out, crypto players are seemingly hoping to put Assange, Snowden, Ulbricht, or some combination of three to the top of the list \u2014 or at least prominently on Twitter \u2014 to catch Trump\u2019s attention.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It\u2019s time for <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a> to<a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeSnowden?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeSnowden<\/a><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeAssange?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeAssange<\/a><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeRoss?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeRoss<\/a> <br \/>And everyone else in jail for victimless crimes. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dwQDThb6Bl\">pic.twitter.com\/dwQDThb6Bl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Roger Ver (@rogerkver) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rogerkver\/status\/1332088281295704065?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">REMINDER: President Trump should pardon Edward Snowden and Julian Assange before he leaves office.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pomp  (@APompliano) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/APompliano\/status\/1325460522964307968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 8, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Not all crypto users were so eager to see Ulbricht potentially go free, given the controversial nature of Silk Road as a facilitator for buying and selling drugs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will never understand why so many Bitcoin maximalists are eager to pardon Ross Ulbricht,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jax_Draper\/status\/1331410961190821889\">said<\/a> Jax Draper. \u201cI believe he got an extreme sentence, and that he\u2019s possible of changing, but he\u2019s very far from \u2018innocent.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p><template data-name=\"subscription_form\" data-type=\"markets_outlook\"><\/template><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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