
Trump Gives Full Pardon to 'Silk Road' Founder Ross Ulbricht
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- Policy Leaning
38% Somewhat Right
- Politician Portrayal
-17% Negative
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:
73% : "I just called the mother of Ross Ulbright [sic] to let her know that in honor of her and the Libertarian Movement, which supported me so strongly, it is my pleasure to have just signed a full and unconditional; pardon of her son, Ross," Trump posted to Truth Social.52% : Trump first promised to "free Ross" at the Libertarian Party's convention in May.
47% : After Trump's promise at their convention, several prominent Libertarians broke with their party endorsed Trump.
47% : Ms. McArdle, has taken heat for meeting with Trump and employing what she calls a "kingmaker strategy" to work with Republicans.
46% : President Trump signed a full pardon Tuesday evening for Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the dark web marketplace, Silk Road, which facilitated, among other things, the sale of narcotics using cryptocurrency.
45% : Trump instead went even further and gave Ulbricht a full pardon.
39% : "If you vote for me, on Day One, we will commute the sentence of Ross Ulbricht," Trump said to a standing ovation.
29% : "Donald Trump pledged to commute my sentence on day 1, if reelected.
24% : Mr. Paul sent a letter to Trump urging him to commute Ulbricht's sentence.
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