Why Donald Trump Made a Deal To Free Ross Ulbricht

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Jan 17, 202515:47News & Politics

Ross Ulbricht was arrested at 29. Now, he's 40. He faces a double life sentence plus 40 years with no possibility of parole for creating the Silk Road, a dark web drug marketplace that facilitated $1.2 billion in bitcoin...

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