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__blockcipher__
I’ll believe it when I see it. A man can dream though.
dave4420
Why? The guy tried to hire a hitman.
Devasta
Because he was a coder working on his startup with no concern for the massive amounts of harm he was causing and many of the denizens of HN can relate to that.
sitkack
Ross could hustle, and single handedly built a unicorn. He just needs to improve his regulatory exposure profile.
mc32
Agreed. You can forgive some of his other less than upstanding activities but the dude hired a hitman. I hope that’s a bridge too far for everybody.
jjeaff
I mostly agree, but I would like to see the full context of the hitman stuff. My understanding is that it was a law enforcement plant that encouraged him to hire a hitman and then referred him to one, which was of course also a plant. Still bad, but also seems a bit like entrapment.
desolved
He has spent 10 years in federal prison. He was never convicted of any murder for hire scheme.
negidius
No he didn't. There is literally no evidence he ever tried to hire a hitman or hurt anyone in any way.
mac3n
what do you think a Trump pledge is worth?
childofzombie
If Trump has learned something about government overreach, why doesn't he make an offer to fix the problems whistleblowers exposed and stop prosecuting them?

But fixing actual overreach would fall short of pardoning actual criminals which is what he needs normalized.

ta20240226
> “And if you vote for me, on Day One, I will commute the sentence of Ross Ulbricht,” the former president said, generating cheers from the audience,

From the reporting, it seems he was loudly booed throughout his speech. I doubt Ulbricht is getting pardoned.

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