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jgilias 5 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Ross Ulbricht granted a full pardon

Trump doesn’t care about Ross’ parents or their donations much.

What he did care about were libertarian votes. There was a deal that libertarians will support Trump if he promises to free Ross. This is on record, you can find it.

SV_BubbleTime 5 months ago [–]

So, I’m seeing politician followed through on promise to voters. I’m sure this can swing to some orange man bad, I’m just not seeing it.

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