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Trump Vows to Pardon Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht on Day One

Nov 8, 2024, 06:17 PM

Former President Donald Trump has promised to pardon Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the Silk Road website, on his first day in office if re-elected. Ulbricht has served over a decade in prison for creating the online black market known as Silk Road, which facilitated the sale of illegal drugs and other contraband. The promise was made at the Libertarian Party Convention, highlighting Trump's commitment to address what many supporters view as government overreach in Ulbricht's life sentence for his website.