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Bengus81

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30. Bankman-Fried WILL get a pardon in due time from Trump

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed Jul 1, 2026, 10:17 AM

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No question that Trump is in total envy by how Bankman so easily STOLE $8 BILLION in deposits people had in his phony ass "exchange".

He will be released by Trump from his 25 year sentence that as of March 2026 he's done only two years.

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White House weighs '250 pardons for 250 years' in new wave of clemency to mark America's birthday: report [View all] BumRushDaShow Jun 30 OP

the rapists Whip-poor-will Jun 30 #1

@ 6 million a pop dweller Jun 30 #2

Too low dave99 Jun 30 #17

He should be able to earn the $5M he owes E. Jean Carroll selling just a few of those. Ocelot II Jun 30 #3

I shudder to think of who he might pardon. greatauntoftriplets Jun 30 #4

A posthumous pardon of Bernie Madoff - he's more on brand. Ocelot II Jun 30 #5

True. greatauntoftriplets Jun 30 #6

Ken Lay. He had a heart attack just before he was about to be sentenced. Ocelot II Jun 30 #9

Thanks, I'd forgotten that he never was sentenced. greatauntoftriplets Jun 30 #13

I never saw the body,did anyone else? Bengus81 Wednesday #25

Why *would* you have seen the body? Ocelot II Wednesday #28

Ken Lay dweller Jun 30 #10

That's the guy. greatauntoftriplets Jun 30 #14

There were several. Do you mean "the smartest guy" in the room? Skilling? efhmc Jun 30 #11

I was looking for Ken Lay, but Skilling could be another candidate. greatauntoftriplets Jun 30 #15

He actually spent 12 years in Federal Prison and now lives "a private life" in Houston. Try to start a business but it efhmc Jun 30 #16

Jeffrey Skilling? Walleye Wednesday #27

Or a Medal of Freedom for Charlie and his leadership qualities Bengus81 Wednesday #24

We all know he will be making a profit off of this as he does everything. efhmc Jun 30 #7

Fantastic, Miles Guo just caught a 30 year sentence!! Leghorn21 Jun 30 #8

Seedy pardons usually don't come until the end of a President's term.... Mark.b2 Jun 30 #12

Sounds like 250 million in bribes to me... JT45242 Jun 30 #18

Trump the Transactional... Hugin Wednesday #32

Mad King Don Bristlecone Jun 30 #19

Hoping that the Ghislaine Maxwell pardon will go unnoticed among all those other ones, eh Trump? LudwigPastorius Wednesday #20

I suspect she will have an 'accident' when she is released. travelingthrulife Wednesday #23

250 won't be quite enough--- there are more Republicans in Congress than that!! Jack Valentino Wednesday #21

More of his fellow criminals being let out of jail. travelingthrulife Wednesday #22

Among the 250 - Ghislaine Blues Heron Wednesday #26

More Like "Trump The Venal" DrFunkenstein Wednesday #29

Bankman-Fried WILL get a pardon in due time from Trump Bengus81 Wednesday #30

These pardons won't be free... Hugin Wednesday #31

and trumps wealth increases by 250 million dollars. republianmushroom Wednesday #33

He'd pardon Warren Jeffs if he could, but he can't. Jeffs' convictions are all for state (Texas) crimes. PSPS Wednesday #34

Paxton can probably get him released for the right price. Grifters will grift. madinmaryland Wednesday #35

So he gets Abbott to do it for him, just like in Colorado Bengus81 Wednesday #37

Not the Onion? This would be a effing national disgrace. pecosbob Wednesday #36