Former Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao has denied most of the claims in a Wall Road Journal report suggesting that he has been actively in search of a federal pardon from US President Donald Trump.
In a March 13 X submit following the discharge of the report, Zhao said he had no discussions concerning a enterprise deal between the Trump household and Binance.US. He additional denied claims that he wished a presidential pardon from Trump, which might doubtlessly permit him to imagine an operational or administration position at Binance.
“No felon would thoughts a pardon, particularly being the one one in US historical past who was ever sentenced to jail for a single BSA [Bank Secrecy Act] cost,” mentioned CZ. “Feels just like the article is motivated as an assault on the President and crypto, and the residual forces of the ‘conflict on crypto’ from the final administration are nonetheless at work.”
CZ’s assertion on a March 13 Wall Road Journal report. Supply: Changpeng Zhao
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