Senate passes resolution saying Bankman-Fried shouldn’t receive pardon
From thehill.com
The Senate unanimously passed a resolution Wednesday declaring that FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried should not receive a pardon. Bankman-Fried, who was sentenced to 25 years in prison on fraud charges tied to the collapse of his cryptocurrency exchange, officially requested a pardon from the Trump administration in early June. The resolution, which cleared the upper chamber via unanimous consent, marks a notable rebuke of the disgraced crypto executive. It was put forward by a bipartisan duo involved in negotiations on a crypto regulation bill, Sens. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) and Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.). “It should not ...
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