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Bipartisan Senate Resolution Opposes Any Presidential Pardon for FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried

Sens. Gallego (D-AZ) and Lummis (R-WY) introduced a bipartisan resolution opposing any presidential pardon or commutation for FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, who is serving a 25-year sentence for fraud. The move comes as SBF formally petitioned for clemency.

Sens. Ruben Gallego and Cynthia Lummis introduced a resolution opposing clemency for Sam Bankman-Fried
The non-binding measure rejects SBF's claim that his prosecution was political persecution
Bankman-Fried was convicted on seven fraud counts and sentenced to 25 years for the $8 billion FTX collapse
President Trump has previously ruled out a pardon but has pardoned other crypto figures like Ross Ulbricht and Changpeng Zhao
The resolution reflects bipartisan unease that the door to clemency could reopen

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Why our editor rated this neutral

Bipartisan pushback against a pardon for a major crypto fraudster signals that lawmakers take crypto fraud seriously, which is a net positive for industry legitimacy. But it's a non-binding resolution and doesn't change any policy.

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