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Trump seeks to downplay Binance pardon

President Trump has sought to distance himself from Binance founder Changpeng Zhao after facing backlash for pardoning the cryptocurrency billionaire whose company has had business dealings with the Trump family’s crypto venture.

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The president’s comments have revived scrutiny of his family’s financial interest in the crypto industry and Trump’s own repeated claims that former President Biden was not aware of whom he was pardoning at the end of his term.

In an interview with “60 Minutes” that aired Sunday, Trump insisted he did not know Zhao personally, in response to questions about his family’s involvement with Binance and whether it amounted to corr

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