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

What are you suggesting here? That the earlier bitcoin seizure somehow led to this pardon? I’m not following.

dbspin 5 months ago [–]

No you're right. I'm sure Trump released him as a deeply principled and selfless act.

haswell 5 months ago | [–]

I’m not suggesting that. I’m trying to understand what benefit you believe Trump received out of this whole scenario, and specifically how the handling of the bitcoin played a role.

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