Probably because the check cleared.
Trump pardons Ross Ulbricht, Dark Web pioneer and creator of Silk Road. WHY? He was serving two life sentences, never getting out. Why pardon him?
Submitted 5 months ago by Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com to videos@lemmy.world
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FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 5 months ago
realcaseyrollins@thelemmy.club 5 months ago
Not even that, it was a deal basically to keep Libertarians from voting against him in swing states. It was a big deal when he announced it during the Libertarian Party convention. The Libertarian Party also nominated Chase Oliver, who was widely disliked by convention members, which I suspect might also have been part of a deal.
droporain@lemmynsfw.com 5 months ago
Because all he did was make a website. “But people used it to buy drugs!” - pours a 5th of vodka into themselves and drives to pick up the kid from practice.
Stovetop@lemmy.world 5 months ago
TL;DW it helped secure the Libertarian vote.