Convicted FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried files formal request for Trump pardon
The co-founder of the now defunct FTX crypto exchange is currently serving a 25-year federal prison sentence.
TL;DR
- Sam Bankman-Fried has formally requested a presidential pardon from Donald Trump.
- Bankman-Fried is serving a 25-year federal prison sentence for fraud involving FTX and Alameda Research.
- The pardon request was submitted in 2026 and is currently pending, according to DOJ records.
- President Trump had previously stated he had no intention of pardoning Bankman-Fried.
- Trump has issued over 1,400 pardons and commutations during his potential second term.
- The White House declined to comment on the matter.