Sam Bankman-Fried applies for a pardon from Trump

This story doesn't mean anything. SBF has been "seeking" a pardon for over a year now. There's no due process consideration for obtaining a pardon; "applying" for one doesn't get you anything more than asking for one on Twitter would --- given the current administration, asking on Twitter might get you further! I don't think SBF's case is slipping the administration's mind.

Staff working for Giuliani reported that pardons cost $2,000,000.

I had no idea there was an _application_ you could fill out for a pardon.

Unless he's the only rich person on earth who can't figure out how to bribe, this will happen.

I'm surprised it's taken this long.

I was expecting this to be done by now as the administration is not worried about optics, so not sure what’s holding it up.

> Trump has pardoned a number of people who have donated large sums to his political campaigns.

It will be interesting to see how he'll be able to spin his well-documented donations to Democratic causes and sell that to the current administration:

"He personally gave at least $40 million to politicians and political action committees ahead of the 2022 midterm elections, mostly to Democrats and liberal-leaning groups, making him the second overall top donor to Democrats, only behind George Soros, according to the Center for Responsive Politics" [0].

0: https://time.com/6241262/sam-bankman-fried-political-donatio...

Do pardons require a full confession?

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Does the White House take Visa for pardons?

This isn't that surprising after it was reported on that he had notes about claiming to "come out as a Republican and against the woke agenda" as a PR plan to defend himself. (https://gizmodo.com/sbf-floated-coming-out-republican-tucker...) I wonder if Trump is selling pardons and whether SBF still has the means for it. It's depressing that the US's state of affairs is such that this might be a workable strategy for him.

Remember Sam -- Trevor Milton got a pardon via hiring Pam Bondi's brother as his lawyer.

100% going to happen. Nobody is taking bets on this.

Grifter asking for a pardon from Grifter in Chief. It truly is the land of opportunity.