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IbogaProject

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10. I think one of the investments increased significantly

Reply to Walleye (Reply #2)

Tue Jun 9, 2026, 10:50 AM

7 hrs ago

I think his firm brought shares in Anthropic and that stock went public and then increased in value. So I believe the investors were largely made whole, which isn't bad since they were investing in a BS thing like crypto. That said no way the Prez pardons a big Democratic donor.

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Jailed crypto founder Sam Bankman-Fried seeks Trump pardon [View all] SouthBayDem Yesterday OP

Were his crimes large enough for a pardon? Crypto fraud is so penny-ante bucolic_frolic Yesterday #1

Nothing small about it. He ripped off people who just had deposits in FTX Bengus81 23 hrs ago #7

Does a pardon wipe out his obligation to pay damages? Walleye Yesterday #2

I think one of the investments increased significantly IbogaProject 7 hrs ago #10

I'm really tired of him selling pardons and the presidency Walleye 6 hrs ago #11

And he will get it!! ALBliberal Yesterday #3

I wonder how much he'll offer Trump for the pardon. cstanleytech Yesterday #4

Surely he knows the game: bribes first then Trump will consider rurallib Yesterday #5

Well Jared used to handle the under-the-table bribes, but he's busy with other stuff now FakeNoose Yesterday #6

Sam Bankman-Fried? Aussie105 20 hrs ago #8

Does he have enough money? That's all it will take mdbl 8 hrs ago #9