Ross Ulbricht was just granted a full pardon

Re:Ross Ulbricht was just granted a full pardon by mikrotikker on Tuesday January 21, 2025 @08:58PM (#42787898)

I'd be worried about the Russians putting him in jail if the US pardoned him.

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Re:Ross Ulbricht was just granted a full pardon by sapiogram on Tuesday January 21, 2025 @09:09PM (#42788004)

I don't think Putin would want to taint his relationship with Trump on his first week on the White House.

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Re:Ross Ulbricht was just granted a full pardon by Maxious on Tuesday January 21, 2025 @09:35PM (#42788235)

That doesn't mean that he would want to be seen to be a pushover https://thehill.com/policy/international/5098063-donald-trum...

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Re:Ross Ulbricht was just granted a full pardon by toyg on Wednesday January 22, 2025 @02:51AM (#42790199)

Why? He did nothing to deserve punishment in Russia. If anything, if Snowden left, I think Putin would be relieved he doesn't have to treat a potential nuisance with utmost care anymore. At the moment he can't really disappear him and has to waste resources monitoring him.

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Re:Ross Ulbricht was just granted a full pardon by mikrotikker on Sunday January 26, 2025 @11:28PM (#42837424)

Your mistake is thinking that you need to deserve it to be punished in Russia

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