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.

“Okay, let’s take a look at it. You know, you’ll have to tell me. I don’t know anything about it, but we’ll take a look,” he added.

Rodriguez, who is due to start his time behind bars this week, said in an X post on Monday that the “continued noise” from supporters is working. “Thank you to everyone pushing Donald Trump to pardon Bill and me. Let’s get this over the line.”

In an interview with Bitcoin educator Natalie Brunell on Friday, Rodriguez said he believes he waived his right to appeal as part of the plea deal, though he added he was “not 100%” certain and that any appeal would be unlikely.

I appreciate @keonne taking some tough questions on the Samourai Wallet case. No topic was off limits.Keonne is getting ready to report to prison on December 19th but there is an active movement to #PardonSamourai, and Keonne hopes President Trump hears his story.If you care… pic.twitter.com/iXg3BXr8iq

“Because President Trump has been touched by a DOJ that was weaponized against him, I think when he sees the facts laid out on the table, he will know exactly what’s going on,” Rodriguez said.

Rodriguez and Hill initially pleaded not guilty but then agreed to plead guilty to one charge of operating an illegal money transmitter in July.

Source: CoinTelegraph