Report Claims US President Trump Considering Clemency for Ross Ulbricht

Report Claims US President Trump Considering Clemency for Ross Ulbricht

According to two anonymous sources, U.S. President Donald Trump is considering clemency for Ross Ulbricht. White House reporters Asawin Suebsaeng and Adam Rawnsley claim sources detailed that Trump “has expressed sympathy” for Ross Ulbricht and his double life sentences. Ross Ulbricht may get clemency from the sitting U.S. President Donald Trump if the American leader is swayed by the Silk Road founder’s story. Ulbricht is known for creating the darknet market website Silk Road and he was arrested in 2013. After his arrest, in May 2015, Ulbricht was sentenced to a double....


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