Supporters of Ross Ulbricht, the alleged creator and operator of the Silk Road underground market, stand in front of a Manhattan federal courthouse on the first day of jury selection for his trial Jan. 13, 2015, in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Ulbricht said in a video on X thanking Trump for his pardon that he was looking forward to "re-engaging with the free world" in the near future. Ulbricht added that the action was a "victory" for everyone "who loves freedom and who cares about second chances."
"It feels amazing to be free, to say the least. It's overwhelming," Ulbricht posted on his X account, which he has regularly posted on from jail during the 11 years he was incarcerated. "For the next however long we need, I'm going to be with my family so that we can reunite, and be whole again, and heal. But there's a lot to talk about, and I look forward to re-engaging the free world. So, once I'm feeling up to it, we'll talk again.
Members of the Libertarian Party stand on chairs while chanting and demanding the release of Ross Ulbricht during the party's national convention at the Washington Hilton May 25, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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Trump said he called Ulbricht's mother shortly after being sworn in to fulfill his campaign promise of releasing Ulbricht, who many believe was given an unfairly harsh sentence for setting up Silk Road.
"I just called the mother of Ross William Ulbricht to let her know that in honor of her and the Libertarian Movement, which supported me so strongly, it was my pleasure to have just signed a full and unconditional pardon of her son, Ross," Trump said on Truth Social earlier this week after his inauguration.
"The scum that worked to convict him were some of the same lunatics who were involved in the modern day weaponization of government against me. He was given two life sentences, plus 40 years. Ridiculous!"
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