President Trump just pledged to commute the sentence of Ross Ulbricht.
Ulbricht founded ‘Silk Road’, a dark web marketplace let users buy and sell anonymously using Bitcoin.
The dark web site was mostly used for buying and selling illegal drugs.
Ulbricht has already served 11 years of his life sentence.
Trump made the promise during his speech at the Libertarian National Convention.
Watch for yourself here:
BREAKING: Donald Trump announces he would commute the sentence of Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht on day one during his speech at the Libertarian National Convention. pic.twitter.com/wusFicqqUz
— ALX 🇺🇸 (@alx) May 26, 2024
Trump at the Libertarians convention in DC “If you vote for me, I will commute the sentence of Ross Ulbricht.”
Ross was the founder of Silk Road, an online black market place that conducted transactions only in Bitcoin.
— Mayor (@Mayoralpodcast) May 26, 2024
President Trump’s pledge earned him a standing ovation from libertarians, who have long wanted to see Ulbricht released:
WATCH: Trump gets a standing ovation from the Libertarian National Convention after promising to commute the sentence of Silk Road founder; Ross Ulbricht pic.twitter.com/FlNGCJ2YH8
— Overton (@OvertonLive) May 26, 2024
Coin Desk reported: