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US President Donald Trump (Image: EPA/WILL OLIVER)

US President Donald Trump was asked overnight why he pardoned Changpeng Zhao, the founder of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, who was sentenced to four months in prison in April 2024 after pleading guilty to violating US money laundering laws. Trump needed more information :

Trump: Which one was that?

Journalist: The founder of Binance.

Trump: I believe we’re talking about the same person, because I do pardon a lot of people. I don’t know.

Without wishing to breach Crikey’s rigid adherence to total objectivity, we can’t help but notice Trump has developed a reputation as something of a braggart, and has publicly

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