Michael Flynn, Trump's former national security advisor, was prosecuted in connection with the Special Counsel's Russia probe. Flynn pleaded guilty in 2017 to lying to the FBI about his communication with a Russian diplomat. Trump pardoned Flynn in 2020.

Changpeng Zhao, founder of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance, has been pardoned by US President Donald Trump. Zhao, also known as "CZ", was sentenced to four months in prison in April 2024 after pleading guilty to violating US money laundering laws.

President Donald Trump signed a pardon Wednesday for convicted crypto executive Changpeng Zhao, who founded the Binance crypto exchange, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement.

Joe Lonsdale, the billionaire co-founder of Palantir, questioned the motive behind the clemency granted to Changpeng Zhao.

Lonsdale, the co-founder of Palantir Technologies and a vocal supporter of Trump, criticized the president’s pardon on Thursday of Changpeng Zhao, the creator of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange who plead guilty in 2023 to violating U.S. money-laundering rules.

On today's episode of CNBC Crypto World, cryptocurrencies notch higher following delayed CPI data reporting a 3% annual rate in September. Also, President Donald Trump addresses his reasoning behind the pardon of Binance founder Changpeng Zhao.

President Donald Trump has pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, who created the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange and was prosecuted in Seattle.

President Donald Trump on Thursday pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, who created the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange and pled guilty in 2023 to enabling money laundering. Zhao served prison time for failing to stop criminals from using the platform to move money connected to child sex abuse, drug trafficking and terrorism.

Changpeng Zhao, the richest man in crypto, had admitted to money-laundering violations that allowed terrorists and other criminals to move money on Binance.

Christopher Moynihan, 34, was charged with one felony count of making a terroristic threat. In 2023, he was sentenced to prison on Jan. 6 charges.