White House Confirms No Trump Pardon for SBF, Media Campaign Flops Spectacularly

Key Highlights

  • President Trump has made it crystal clear: no pardon for Sam Bankman-Fried.
  • Bankman-Fried, still rotting in prison for 25 years, tried his best to cozy up to Trump on social media.

In an announcement that surprised absolutely no one, the White House has confirmed that President Donald Trump will not be granting a pardon to Sam Bankman-Fried. This shocking revelation came to light in January 2026, as though we needed more confirmation that the former CEO of FTX is going to be serving his time for that lovely little fraud he orchestrated.

Currently, Bankman-Fried is languishing in a federal prison, rotting away with a hefty 25-year sentence for the spectacularly messy collapse of FTX. Despite his best efforts to pull a PR stunt by reinventing himself as a pro-Trump social media darling, the White House remains unmoved. Apparently, Trump is not in the mood to pardon those who crash multi-billion-dollar empires, no matter how much they try to cozy up on Twitter. A real heartwarming tale of redemption, isn’t it?

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2026-02-24 21:56