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Aussie105

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8. Sam Bankman-Fried?

Reply to SouthBayDem (Original post)

Mon Jun 8, 2026, 10:13 PM

Jun 8

He didn't mean it, someone else made him do it, and anyway, gullible mugs are meant to be fleeced.

Trump will sympathise and pardon him, guaranteed!

Sam of course will become a devotee, and Trump needs those.

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Jailed crypto founder Sam Bankman-Fried seeks Trump pardon [View all] SouthBayDem Jun 8 OP

Were his crimes large enough for a pardon? Crypto fraud is so penny-ante bucolic_frolic Jun 8 #1

Nothing small about it. He ripped off people who just had deposits in FTX Bengus81 Jun 8 #7

Does a pardon wipe out his obligation to pay damages? Walleye Jun 8 #2

I think one of the investments increased significantly IbogaProject Tuesday #10

I'm really tired of him selling pardons and the presidency Walleye Tuesday #11

And he will get it!! ALBliberal Jun 8 #3

I wonder how much he'll offer Trump for the pardon. cstanleytech Jun 8 #4

Surely he knows the game: bribes first then Trump will consider rurallib Jun 8 #5

Well Jared used to handle the under-the-table bribes, but he's busy with other stuff now FakeNoose Jun 8 #6

Sam Bankman-Fried? Aussie105 Jun 8 #8

Does he have enough money? That's all it will take mdbl Tuesday #9