Sam Bankman-Fried’s parents want Trump to pardon son: report

The parents of Sam Bankman Fried, the former CEO of the FTX currently serving a sentence of 25 years in prison for fraud, explore the possibility of guaranteeing a forgiveness for their son of Donald Trump.

The professors of the Faculty of Law of Stanford, Joseph Bankman and Barbara Fried, would have met lawyers and individuals linked to the circle of President Donald Trump in recent weeks, according to in Bloomberg.

It is not clear if direct awareness was made to Asset Or his campaign. The two parents refused to comment and the Freed Bankman’s legal team has not yet responded to requests for information.

The recent use by Trump of his forgiveness authority, including leniency For the founder of Silk Road, Ross Ulbricht, aroused increased interest in the accused of white collars in search of similar relief.

After the publication of this news, the chances of forgiveness of SBF increase 8% on Kalshi.

SBF leniency request

Although mercy requests generally go through the Ministry of Justice, Trump has historically examined informal calls. Legal white collar advisers point out an increase in requests for information from people hoping to take advantage of political ties for leniency.

Ryan Salame, an old Ftx executive portion A seven -year sentence also indicated his interest in looking for forgiveness, according to Bloomberg.

Trump, who has already rejected the cryptocurrency, has since adopted the industry, attracting the support of the defenders of digital assets and figures looking for regulatory decline.

In addition, Trump has shown a desire to help people who claim to be victims of political prosecution, including the mayor of New York, Eric Adams, who suggested that his corruption case was politically motivated.