pardoned

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He pardoned Changpeng Zhao, founder of the world’s largest crypto exchange Binance; Trevor Milton, convicted of defrauding investors in truck maker Nikola; and Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the crypto-fueled black market Silk Road.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

This pattern began after the resignation of Richard Nixon in 1974, when his successor, the establishment Republican Gerald Ford, pardoned him.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2026

Detailing the forthcoming prisoner release, Cuba's foreign ministry said that since 2010 Havana has pardoned 9,905 prisoners.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

He was pardoned for those crimes by President Donald Trump in October 2025.

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

"He had helped persuade my sister that Stark should be pardoned, on the condition that he take the black."

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin