Trump to ‘look into’ recently convicted Samourai Wallet co-founder

Trump has already pardoned two crypto heavyweights, Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao in October and Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht in January.

US President Donald Trump says he will review the case of convicted Samourai Wallet co-founder Keonne Rodriguez, hinting he will explore the possibility of a pardon.

Samourai Wallet co-founders Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill were sentenced on Nov. 19 to five and four years in prison on charges stemming from their involvement in the crypto mixing protocol.

“I’ve heard about it, I’ll look at it,” Trump said when asked about the case at a press conference about the Mexican border at the White House on Monday.

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