Sam Bankman-Fried Files for Trump Pardon, Stopping Short of Admitting Wrongdoing

—Crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried formally applied for a presidential pardon from Trump, joining a queue of clemency seekers, but the application stopped short of accepting guilt for the fraud that cost customers billions. Bankman-Fried is currently serving a 25-year prison sentence. His jailhouse letter appealed directly to Trump.