SBF's Mom Speaks Out on Potential Trump Pardon

In a new interview highlighted by Coinage Media, Barbara Fried, the mother of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), has spoken publicly about the prospect of her son receiving a presidential pardon from Donald Trump. The discussion comes amid reporting that Bankman-Fried has formally applied for clemency and that his parents have been exploring channels within Trump’s orbit to secure a potential pardon. In previous coverage, Bloomberg reported that Fried and her husband, Stanford law professor Joseph Bankman, have held meetings in recent weeks with lawyers and other figures connected to Trump to understand possible clemency options for their son, who is serving a 25‑year federal sentence for fraud tied to the collapse of FTX. The broader context is an evolving clemency campaign around one of the most prominent convictions in crypto history. Bankman-Fried was convicted on multiple counts of wire fraud and conspiracy for misappropriating billions in FTX customer funds and was ordered to pay roughly $11 billion in restitution after FTX’s 2022 collapse. From prison, he has expressed that he "absolutely" wants a presidential pardon and has taken steps seen as appealing to Trump-aligned audiences, including granting a jailhouse interview to conservative media and publicly complimenting Trump online. Trump previously told The New York Times he would not pardon Bankman-Fried, and legal commentators regard any pardon as a long shot, but the case is drawing scrutiny given Trump’s past willingness to grant clemency to white-collar offenders and political allies. Fried’s willingness to speak out underscores both the family’s ongoing strategy and the political sensitivity of any move to overturn one of the highest-profile fraud sentences in the digital asset sector. "entities":["Sam Bankman-Fried","Barbara Fried","Joseph Bankman","Donald Trump","FTX","Alameda Research","Coinage Media","Bloomberg","Fox Business","U.S. Department of Justice"]}'}‍📄

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