Silk Road — Trump grants a presidential pardon
Reporting and findings
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The Justice Department records Trump’s January 21, 2025 pardon of Silk Road founder Ross William Ulbricht. The roster lists his May 29, 2015 life sentence and offenses involving internet drug distribution, a continuing criminal enterprise, computer-hacking conspiracy, identification-document fraud and money-laundering conspiracy.
- U.S. Department of Justice: Clemency Grants by President Donald J. Trump, 2025 to PresentJanuary 21, 2025 — 1 Pardon; Ross William Ulbricht row
Summary and current status
Trump grants a presidential pardon
People and organizations
- Presidential pardon of Ross UlbrichtDocumented Silk Road clemency grant
- Donald J. TrumpPresident granting Ulbricht clemency
- Silk Road: Ulbricht clemency promise, pardon and drug-harm court recordSilk Road clemency case evidence
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- Donald J. TrumpGranted the Silk Road clemency documented in this caseSilk Road: Ulbricht clemency promise, pardon and drug-harm court record