SBF Asks Trump for a Presidential Pardon | CoinDesk Daily

About this episode

Sam Bankman-Fried requests a presidential pardon from Donald Trump while serving his sentence.

SBF asks for a presidential pardon. Sam Bankman-Fried formally filed a clemency application asking President Trump for a pardon while serving his 25-year sentence. Trump told The New York Times in January that SBF shouldn't count on the same. CoinDesk's Uyen Truong hosts "CoinDesk Daily." - This episode was hosted by Uyen Truong. “CoinDesk Daily” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and edited by Victor Chen.

People in this episode

Host: Uyen Truong

Topics covered

• presidential pardon
• Sam Bankman-Fried
• legal issues
• Trump
• CoinDesk Daily

Keywords

• SBF
• pardon
• Trump
• clemency application
• CoinDesk Daily

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