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SEC obtains final consent judgments against former FTX and Alameda executives

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Re: SEC obtains final consent judgments against former FTX and Alameda executives

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Post by olalonde »

perihelions wrote: post #40
olalonde wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Not sure what he would gain from that. The crypto community largely backed him in the last election, and pardoning SBF would seriously piss them off.

> "Not sure what he would gain from that." Besides the ~$1 million a head he's openly selling[0] pardons for? Why wouldn't he pardon a white-collar felon fraudster? This president has pardoned dozens of those[1]—frauds who had no reason at all to be deserving of clemency, other than being incredibly rich. He's pardoned fraudsters who defrauded thousands of victims[2]. He's pardoned a fraudster convicted of fraud, who…

From Trump's POV, $1 million is probably not worth the ensuing backlash.

FWIW, prediction markets don't seem to believe he will be pardoned either[0].

[0] https://polymarket.com/event/who-will-trump-pardon-before-20...

Re: SEC obtains final consent judgments against former FTX and Alameda executives

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Post by kingofmen »

unfunco wrote: post #28
olalonde wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Not sure what he would gain from that. The crypto community largely backed him in the last election, and pardoning SBF would seriously piss them off.

> Not sure what he would gain from that. What? It's a bribe, he gains money. He doesn't care about pissing anyone off, he's (probably) not running for reelection, he cares about money, it's really that simple.

Ok, but does SBF still control enough money that Trump would care about it?

Re: SEC obtains final consent judgments against former FTX and Alameda executives

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Post by epistasis »

olalonde wrote: post #51
perihelions wrote: post #40

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> "Not sure what he would gain from that." Besides the ~$1 million a head he's openly selling[0] pardons for? Why wouldn't he pardon a white-collar felon fraudster? This president has pardoned dozens of those[1]—frauds who had no reason at all to be deserving of clemency, other than being incredibly rich. He's pardoned fraudsters who defrauded thousands of victims[2]. He's pardoned a fraudster convicted of fraud, who…

From Trump's POV, $1 million is probably not worth the ensuing backlash. FWIW, prediction markets don't seem to believe he will be pardoned either[0]. [0] https://polymarket.com/event/who-will-trump-pardon-before-20...

Wha backlash? Trump pardoned a Honduran ex-president convicted of smuggling tons of drugs, right in the midst of using the military to bomb boats for unproven drug smuggling, and kidnapped Maduro presumably because of drugs too (or was it oil?). Zero repercussions except for futile anger from internet weirdos like me.

This administration seems to relish getting away with things that would destroy any other presidency.

Re: SEC obtains final consent judgments against former FTX and Alameda executives

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Post by munksbeer »

epistasis wrote: post #55
olalonde wrote: post #51

Earlier quoted context omitted.

From Trump's POV, $1 million is probably not worth the ensuing backlash. FWIW, prediction markets don't seem to believe he will be pardoned either[0]. [0] https://polymarket.com/event/who-will-trump-pardon-before-20...

Wha backlash? Trump pardoned a Honduran ex-president convicted of smuggling tons of drugs, right in the midst of using the military to bomb boats for unproven drug smuggling, and kidnapped Maduro presumably because of drugs too (or was it oil?). Zero repercussions except for futile anger from internet weirdos like me. This administration seems to relish getting away with things that would destroy any other presidency…

By the way, have any more boats been bombed since the US ousted Maduro?

Re: SEC obtains final consent judgments against former FTX and Alameda executives

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Post by gmd63 »

olalonde wrote: post #51
perihelions wrote: post #40

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> "Not sure what he would gain from that." Besides the ~$1 million a head he's openly selling[0] pardons for? Why wouldn't he pardon a white-collar felon fraudster? This president has pardoned dozens of those[1]—frauds who had no reason at all to be deserving of clemency, other than being incredibly rich. He's pardoned fraudsters who defrauded thousands of victims[2]. He's pardoned a fraudster convicted of fraud, who…

From Trump's POV, $1 million is probably not worth the ensuing backlash. FWIW, prediction markets don't seem to believe he will be pardoned either[0]. [0] https://polymarket.com/event/who-will-trump-pardon-before-20...

It is disappointing to me that people can look at the list of infamous people he has already pardoned, who have paid him, and then expect that he won't continue acting on trend, just because some shallow-book manipulable prediction market, which is primarily a money laundering tool for event fixers, tells us that it's "not likely".
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