Jan 21, 2025 - Business

Trump pardons Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht

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 People hold up signs reading "Free Ross" as former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump arrives to address the Libertarian National Convention in Washington, DC, May 25, 2024. Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the online marketplace Silk Road for the sale of heroin, cocaine,

People hold up signs reading "Free Ross" as then-Republican presidential candidate Trump addressed the Libertarian National Convention in Washington, DC, on May 25, 2024. Photo: Jim Watson / AFP via Getty Images

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