Sam Bankman-Fried's family asked Trump for a pardon

According to Bloomberg, Stanford Law School professors Joseph Bankman and Barbara Fried have held discussions with legal advisors and reached out to "Trump's inner circle" regarding a pardon for their son, who is currently serving a 25-year sentence for fraud

In addition to Bankman-Fried, Ryan Salame, the former FTX executive sentenced to more than seven years in prison, is also seeking a pardon

Interestingly, both Bankman-Fried and Trump share a common adversary in District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan, who presided over Bankman-Fried's trial and also oversaw legal matters involving Trump. Both figures have criticized Kaplan for alleged "unfairness" in their respective cases

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