President Trump on Tuesday pardoned Ross Ulbricht, the creator of the notorious darkish internet trade Silk Highway, which was finest referred to as a once-thriving on-line market for unlawful medicine.
Trump introduced the information in a Fact Social submit, saying the pardon was in honor of Ulbricht’s mom and the Libertarian motion.
In 2015, a federal decide sentenced Ulbricht to life in jail for working Silk Highway beneath the pseudonym “Dread Pirate Roberts.” However final Could, whereas on the 2024 marketing campaign path, Trump promised to commute Ulbricht’s life sentence whereas chatting with the Libertarian Nationwide Conference.
Ulbricht began Silk Highway as a Libertarian experiment, and the get together has been lobbying to exonerate Ulbricht of his crimes for years now. Throughout the Libertarian Get together, many seen Ulbricht’s life sentence as a logo of presidency overreach.
