And this followed upon a similar pardon that the president issued on his second day in office, January 21, earlier this year, when he President Trump pardoned Ross Ulbricht, convicted in 2015 of running the largest underground online drug marketplace. in the world, facilitating more than $200 million of illicit drug transactions. Why would the president, who claims to be against narco trafficking, pardon Ross Ulbricht and the former President of Honduras? (00:56–01:18)
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Asserts that President Trump pardoned Ross Ulbricht, who was convicted of running a large online drug marketplace.
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