Trump defends CZ pardon, says he ‘doesn’t know’ Binance co-founder

Trump again denied ties to Binance co-founder CZ amid reports that the exchange helped facilitate a $2 billion stablecoin deal linked to his World Liberty Financial platform.

US President Donald Trump defended his pardon of Binance co-founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, claiming he doesn’t personally know the crypto executive and dismissing criticism that the move was politically motivated.

Trump claimed that he doesn’t know CZ in an interview with CBS News’ 60 Minutes on Sunday, reiterating his previous claims after pardoning him in late October.

“OK, are you ready? I don’t know who he is,” Trump replied when asked about the pardon in the interview, adding that he had heard that CZ’s case was a “Biden witch hunt.”

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