June 9, 2026

Sam Bankman-Fried has formally asked Trump for a pardon. Trump has said he has “no intention” of granting one.

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Sam Bankman-Fried has formally submitted a request for a presidential pardon to Donald Trump, according to records on the US Department of Justice Office of the Pardon Attorney website. The filing, listed as a “pardon after completion of sentence,” w...