Why Trump made a deal to free Ross Ulbricht

[@ReasonTV]

Zach's full interview with Angela McArdle is available here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q3iWpKN9nN-Dd6s

[@ladedalounge]

lol, kid wants his bitcoin back first....dumb kid but does not belong in jail

[@adampincente209]

“They may change Trumps mind” hahaha do you know who Trump is? Day 2 and Ross is a free man.

[@artcurious807]

this whole incident highlights the madness of government over reach and this constant tension between Washington geriatric boomers and the reality of whats coming in the 21st century. we are sick of low-IQ bureaucrats dictating other peoples lives and running America into the ground

[@Real_Richmond_510]

​@@adampincente209Ross was just pardoned as well!

[@-pep]

the fact he got bigger sentence than El Chapo is literally insane

[@freespeechenjoyer]

He was a threat and competitor to some powerful people.

[@sauronsmundwinkel]

Wasn't he the guy that ordered Hits on others but getting fooled by the people he payed? I dontmind selling drugs, but ordering a murder is a no no

[@freespeechenjoyer]

@ Watch the whole video. There is doubt if he was the one ordering hits

[@bestintentions6089]

He was competition to Sackler family selling prescription opioids

[@ForageGardener]

​@@sauronsmundwinkelno difference between selling hard drugs and hiring an assassin. Drug dealing is actually worse. Wayy more murderous

[@globescape4771]

Looks like Trump kept his word. Ross is free.

[@JohnWilliams-fi9dm]

Promises kept

[@yeeebayeeba4268]

Promises made, promises kept. Did you expect anything differently?

[@mdel310]

Snowden and Assange next

[@Liberty4Ever]

This is YUGE!

[@_NCO]

Promises made, promises kept.

[@GeorgioSubs]

The idea that a judge can give you a harsher sentence in order to "make an example out of you" is insane.

[@johnhenke6475]

All courts are kangaroo courts.

[@alexandrabug19]

They do that shit all the time so you don’t like become a repeat offender

[@GuyFromTheSouth]

I actually disagree that its always bad, but in this case yes.

[@samstits8982]

@@GuyFromTheSouth what’s an example were that’s okay though?

[@bigzachful]

@@samstits8982 But yes no one should ever get harsher sentencing than deserved for the crime to make an example.

[@gooddogson]

He did it. Ross is free. Trump kept his promise.

[@mariejane1567]

Did the libertarians?

[@nathangrimberg5989]

@@mariejane1567 they did - didn’t campaign in tight races. Didn’t act as spoiler.

[@wiseferret4745]

​@@nathangrimberg5989Libertarians unabashedly supported Trump for his promises of protecting 2A amendment rights, shrinking the government, ending media censorship, and standing firmly opposed to socialism. Anyone who reads Mises knows that Trump has adopted a lot of libertarian values in his second term. Probably as a result of being a victim of tyrannical government.

[@DOUBLEDEFENSE]

Merica don’t be a commie

[@roadkillz78]

​@mariejane1567 I'm sure Libertarians with common sense did. But for the idiots mixed in there, probably not. He did win the race pretty definitively this time around.

[@phillies4eva]

This pulled in more than a few thousand voters. It was a big deal to many people

[@SundarPichaiISretarded]

it is a big deal and it wouldnt cost any political capital

[@kyledabearsfan]

Yeah, especially for Libertarians and even a lot of conservatives. It was clearly an overreaction. I think his pardon is justified.

[@OurNewestMember]

​@@kyledabearsfan I don't think it was an overreaction. It looks much more like a calculated attempt to use the justice system and media to publicly target a persona non grata who posed a threat to government surveillance and enforcement activities.

[@kyledabearsfan]

@@OurNewestMember that's a far better way to word it 😂 trying to word things how you want on this platform is not a tiptoe game that I enjoy

[@andrewvice4065]

We didn't need a bunch of child predators voting for Trump, you people are disgusting

[@wozuihaodeshenghuo1132]

He has been sentenced to going on libertarian podcasts for 50 years

[@scott_hunts]

Truly an appalling fate

[@bdoginit]

Honestly I’d rather be in prison…

[@BlazeLow]

Give me the needle 😂

[@klardfarkus3891]

Trump went even further and granted a full,pardon.

[@WatchList-xf8ic]

And THAT is why Trump is the deal maker. He keeps his word, and everyone wins!

[@Xerus35]

@@WatchList-xf8ic How is freeing a billion dollar drug dealer a win for you. I guess you buy them.

[@jensbond93]

@@Xerus35 he never dealt any drugs. He just made a website that allowed people to trade freely with each other.

[@steezyian8056]

@@Xerus35 Ross was only selling shrooms. just helping us move to a freer more ethical world, proved bitcoin can do more than what our stupid government and its dollar. chill out kid.

[@Xerus35]

@@steezyian8056 Same shrooms that destroyed your only brain cell

[@Liberty4Ever]

Ross is imprisoned as a warning to anyone who might attempt to create a system of exchange not mediated by government and banks.

[@emiledestructeur]

To sell drugs, guns and stolen credit cards 🤡🤡🤡

[@entername4166]

​@@emiledestructeurhe never allowed sales of guns and stolen cards.

[@Ugfromumantman]

​@@emiledestructeurand they didnt get their beak wet

[@libertariantranslator1929]

Atlas Shrugged Amendment: "Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of production and trade..." Ayn Rand, 1957

[@infinitemonkey917]

The judge said it was to make an example of him.

[@apatheticexistence]

One of the rare instances where we can say "this video aged well"

[@nosuchthing8]

Nope

[@Bigdogspyke]

You know I agreed with 99% of his pardons. But he pardoned a guy who had been previously convicted of minor possession. Which was weird (one of the J6ers)

[@dNorsh]

@@Bigdogspykewdym by minor? Like that’s pretty interesting if I’m picking up what you’re putting down.

[@Bigdogspyke]

@ yeah. He was previously convicted (before J6) of that crime, then also was violent during J6. And was pardoned. Makes him the first person in history in America to be pardoned with that background. (So much for “we will look at every case individually)

[@GEROKII]

​@@BigdogspykeThat's very stupid if true. Dude needs to be put back

[@Barskor1]

The CIA had to get rid of the competition.

[@JayZee-lo8qy]

BINGO

[@mattperkins7038]

Exactly this

[@noblecyborg-savage]

Yup

[@awesomearcades1685]

Exactly

[@armondtanz]

without a doubt, although didnt a kid die in Australia by buying strong stuff and the parents went after them?

[@Lil_X_YKR]

Who’s here after the pardon 🎉

[@JK360noscope]

It is a good day.

[@mitaskeledzija6269]

​@@JK360noscopeit's a good life..

[@Spaltyslife]

This guy

[@Kazekoge101]

The real question is why aren't you Libertarains demanding to End the Fed?

[@nitroneonicman]

​@@Kazekoge101libertarians aren't anarchists. Hope this helps.

[@spandsbab]

We are in the era where the President actually keeps his campaign promises. The DC Swamp and WEF are shitting their pants.

[@jfiosi]

My only concern is whether they will sit still and endure it all, or .... 😵

[@pureblood7240]

Shocking but we love it!

[@regularbasis9295]

Yes. We need more trump on every country ASAP

[@NegativeSum]

​@jfiosi It's their move, I wouldn't recommend it, though. The world is a changing.

[@Laladowning]

He has lied and not kept more promises than a few that he did keep. I'm not impressed by the pardoning of the Jan 6th insurrectionists, most especially the violent criminals who were released and one has already gone back to jail for commiting another crime. Glad that you are happy with your new prez. Lol.

[@AgentAlexPBT]

Ross Ulbricht really got released from prison before GTA 6.

[@Sean-ec7ov]

What a time to be alive

[@oentrepreneur]

I see this kind of comments everywhere.

[@MultiPets.]

​@@oentrepreneur This one actually makes sense

[@trueified]

And it's funny cause he got arrested in 2013, same year gta v came out. He was imprisoned for as long gta v had been out.

[@dNorsh]

@@MultiPets.makes too much sense.

[@oO-_-_-_-Oo]

An unforgivable abuse of govt. power sentencing him for more time than a murdering rapist would get.

[@sherberts]

More than many torture murderers get like the people who killed Shanda Sharer

[@AckzaTV]

Lol dude.... he was selling stolen credit cards. That's a financial crime. 10 yes minimum . My cousin got hat for stealing credit cards dude and using the darkweb. Is he gonna get a pardon too?

[@oO-_-_-_-Oo]

@@AckzaTV 2 life terms plus 40 years for credit cards'?

[@hansyolo8277]

@@AckzaTV well someone selling something on your site is not the same thing as you selling it. Should it have been noticed and removed? Probably, but none of us know what was actually going on.

[@nosuchthing8]

How many lives did he ruin?

[@joeythecloser1]

Never committed a violent crime: two life sentences.

[@Bigdogspyke]

@@joeythecloser1 you know the only pardon I disagreed with was the J6er previously convicted of minor possession. Seems like they shouldn’t have pardoned him

[@samidan91]

You put on a hit on someone

[@lilal0458]

and yet biden and his family are walking free. let that sink in.

[@Bigdogspyke]

@@lilal0458 the man Trump pardoned formerly convicted of minor possession is also free….. let that sink in. First man in US history with that charge to be pardoned

[@lilal0458]

@Bigdogspyke shows how crooked the government was under establishment criminals like clinton, bush, obama, biden, and their handlers

[@Xyz99899]

The Pardon is complete. Trump kept his word

[@bidencrimefamilymottof-cky953]

He did better than that. Full pardon > commutation.

[@Fingers888]

Fair enough. A president who kept his word.., crazy !😊

[@gregwalker6281]

Yeah he kept his word. That's why prices are going up. Inflation's going to go up. He lied to you, you just don't even know it or you don't care

[@RayBarK1]

@@bidencrimefamilymottof-cky953 of course that’s what the guy with the lit cigarette In his pfp says this shit

[@gravitaslost]

It's fucking disgraceful how badly Ross was shafted.

[@wheel-man5319]

Imagine, Biden commuted and pardoned so many, but left Ross in prison.

[@AbrasiveScotsman]

I had no idea that the man he was accused of organising a hit on has himself denounced that theory. I can only assume that is a piece of information that was also kept from the jury. Also, the way they brought very damning charges, then dropped them after they'd poisoned the jury against him with them, was appalling. They basically denied him the right to defend himself. The way the judge referred to the dropped charges was also appalling. If something is dropped , it is supposed to be stricken from the record and never discussed again.

[@libertariantranslator1929]

I voted libertarian 36 years and donate libertarian to this day. No amount of cowardice or gullibility is important compared to the leveraged clout of a libertarian spoiler vote on the permanent record of history.

[@justinlast2lastharder749]

Ross tried to have two people tortured and killed for Exit Scamming on the Silk Road. He hired what he believed to be Hells Angels. It was all a Scam...but so are Decoys and Chris Hansen. Doesn't make it any less illegal. He thought he was having "Happy Chemist" and his partner eliminated and wanted video proof. Deserves Prison for Life.

[@Greg-yu4ij]

We are all sinners. Ross deserves a second chance

[@tylerclark5086]

Mr. President, we want Assange and Snowden now! Bring those patriots home!

[@mrcitrus6]

Assange is out

[@nessalsmith]

Assange is already living free in Australia since last year! :-)

[@exi8550]

Given that trump is trying to do Patriot Act 2.0, I don't think there's a chance in hell Snowden gets a pardon.

[@komlat253]

😂😂biden already dropped Assange. But Snowden has been on the run for over 20 years. Why would trump pardon him ? He had 4 years to do it but simply did not

[@techdedicated]

@@exi8550 probably more deserving of it but thats the truth

[@watchdealer11]

So, I was grinning with glee while listening to this good news while walking around Walmart, and some mom thought I was smiling at her and her kids and they started smiling and waving back and now, I'm even happier. Good day. 😁

[@andrewvice4065]

Crazy to see how many of you weirdos support freeing the man responsible for the largest pedophile ring and CP dealership ring from 2009 to 2014, I guarantee those kids beg to differ about this being an injustice not that you care, Jared from Subway

[@bigworm5024]

Just started the video, literally about to walk into Walmart. Cheers 🍻

[@jmmx69]

A genuine smile and happiness can heal

[@Joeyjojoshabbadoo]

Really, because this one random geek, who to be fair couldn't hurt a fly, and he was this smart, achiever, engineer type person, with a privileged, sheltered upbringing, and had all these cool conservative-hippie ideals, but nevertheless got himself in pretty deep in the bowels of the 'real world', and him being pardoned from prison is some joyous, happy day? What about all the rest of 'em in jail? They can stay and rot, huh. They're scary and violent. And Ross is sweet and harmless. That pretty much sums it up....

[@mrniceguy423]

@@Joeyjojoshabbadoo I think you'll find most commenters on here would prefer nobody go to jail for victimless crimes (the war on drugs or voluntary exchange using alternative money).

[@HardcoreFourSix]

Less Government = More Freedom

[@anthonytravis1420]

less ethnic diversity = less government = more freedom

[@roscojenkins7451]

Less government is just more powerful corporations. Meanwhile we the people are shafted either way. Luigi's actions regardless of its morality implications opened our eyes across the political lines. Having a smaller government is only half the solution

[@blueberet0]

@@roscojenkins7451No not really. Less government = less regulations = more competition = less power to corporations

[@OmaGhodd-j1w]

@@blueberet0 rly? the US is literally the example of the opposite, what more power do u want for ur corporations?

[@davidhernandez9985]

We will have some limits that are not overly governed, but we have to pay some taxes for our infrastructure, and people should POTUSTrump introduce the #TheFlatTax.

[@DrBeauHightower]

What an insane sentence. Glad he's free

[@libertariantranslator1929]

I remember when Americans had guts enough to Free Tim Leary from the looters

[@ozonixentertainment5833]

Jan 21, 2025. Ross Ulbricht is now a free man! 🎉

[@nataliedowzicky3998]

FREE ROSS!

[@Youtuber-xs9cp]

research Ross's history Natalie.. He is very far from an angel.

[@charlesallan-ks6gq]

Pardon Assange and Snowden

[@studentdrake]

FREE HAT.

[@studentdrake]

​@@KZbinr-xs9cpits ok, im not an angel either. Neither was Washington.

[@会供価]

@@KZbinr-xs9cp she works for reason

[@Burqueño505]

As an independent voter (fiscal conservative, social liberal leaning) I thank you Libertarian party for keeping your word, we saved this nation from demise NOT VOTING KAMALA IN!!!! I hope the nation realizes that without the libertarians, Amish, and the young voters, we would have lost the America we all want to happen forever…. I mean this from the bottom of my heart. This election by FAR mattered the MOST of any election I have ever taken part in

[@bromandude1]

3 more days baby, let’s get Ross out of there

[@benjaminlibertarianscorpio]

Hopefully he keeps his word, but DJT does not always keep promises and follow through on things.

[@SundarPichaiISretarded]

@@benjaminlibertarianscorpio thats fairly disingenuous. like most presidents, there may have been campaign promises that weren't able to be fulfilled in 2016 but Trump has never flat out said something that he has the power to do and not followed through

[@kovy689]

@@benjaminlibertarianscorpio And you can thank the Dems for that. Just like when they blocked Trump’s building the wall initiative. You’re blaming the wrong guy.

[@bigz5262]

@@kovy689you really gotta stop lionizing politicians

[@kovy689]

@@bigz5262 That literally made zero sense, son.

[@imWillJ]

Who's here after Trump pardoned Ross ✝️🇺🇸

[@schaapje666]

Hes free now!

[@Rentcollector]

✡️ 🇺🇸

[@Rockyzach88]

Lol christians are all good with drug dealers now? I guess it's because he's white.

[@LuigiMordelAlaume]

You mean Ross, the guy that tried to kill numerous people and only failed because the hitman happened to be an FBI agent?

[@aaronschultz4061]

Who's here after Trump pardoned criminals who violently assaulted the police?

[@motorcitywestauto4674]

Ross got railroaded. He deserved jail, but he didnt deserve life. He thought he was facilitating murders, but its not the same when no murders actually happened. He facilitated the sale of illegal things, but so do a lot of people and they dont get life. He has already done enough time. Commuting his sentence is the right move.

[@libertariantranslator1929]

This channel doesn't have any content

[@jethrocastello768]

This is some good content , well delivered … I’m from Uk , never heard about this story….Thanks

[@ReasonTV]

We appreciate that. Thank you for watching! Free Ross.

[@liquidsnakex]

@@ReasonTV I’m disappointed to say I originally believed the gov’s bu llsh it about the case, had no idea that even the primary “victim” had denounced the only serious charges. Thanks for posting this, never gonna give them the benefit of the doubt ever again.

[@maril1379]

No idea

[@alexiatherealtor]

I don’t get how pedos go free and folks like these get life sentences.

[@CAG83]

You should learn about him from other sources as well. This channel leans heavily libertarian.

[@libertatempugnator9643]

Good timing on the video. He made a deal, now people need to apply pressure to keep his feet to the fire.

[@chrism3839]

Did both parties fulfill their end of the bargain?

[@jakeviolet2195]

The Libertarian party did not endorse Trump. Instead they jeered him and went on to nominate a woke leftist. I'm ashamed to have ever called myself a libertarian in my idealistic 20s. That being said, hopefully Trump frees Ross based on principle. The dude has served more than enough time for his crime.

[@Who_attackedFirst]

Livertarians always thibk theyre ahead of everyone, always the main character. Hes gonna do it because it's his principal, unlike libertarian party...

[@Twtgod]

He has done it​@@Who_attackedFirst

[@bidencrimefamilymottof-cky953]

He didn’t need pressure to keep his promise.

[@lenacheney]

HE DID IT!!!! He just signed the pardon.

[@KevinSmith-qi5yn]

The idea that a sentence should make an example is a miscarriage of justice in America. Each sentence should be towards the unique circumstances of the individual and the crime. It shows that modern federal prosecutors, judges and law enforcement are not acting under the principles of this country or constitution. With the idea of showing an example, many miscarriages of justice and atrocities have been committed by federal agents.

[@andrewvice4065]

So you think that the largest distributor of CP from 2009 to 2014 who profited billions of dollars off of the sale of child material should be free, it's no wonder the libertarian party is discussed only as a laughing stock, I hope your family see your messages and see what you really are you people remind me of Jared from Subway it's truly horrific the reality that there are so many of you out there happy about this, as someone who supported Trump in every election this is changed my mind and I truly regret my vote, this man is a monster and so are all of you you're happy about this disgusting garbage

[@jameswarner7435]

Very well said, and I couldn't agree more. Not only is it blatantly unconstitutional, such a ridiculously harsh sentence, is not in any conceivable way, in accordance with the letter of the law, nor is it with the spirit of the law. Of course, the megalomaniacle fools involved with Ross's prosecution are not going to let such inconvenient facts stand in the way of their personal ambitions. In their quests to make names for themselves, these small minded, and short sighted, ambitious fools managed to make a mockery of justice in America, bringing shame on the entire institution.

[@Poliwhirl119]

The judge in this case was on the nose when they said they would make an example out of him. Just disgraceful

[@irrealislife]

It is not just to have one man carry the sins of potential future criminals.

[@WatchList-xf8ic]

AGREE 1,000 FVCKlNG %!!!

[@hepcat5199]

I never knew this guy’s back story. Fascinating. Seems like a good human being.

[@milliamp]

A point I wish more people were aware of: People in maximum security prisons still overdose on fentanyl. If we cannot stop it from getting into maximum security prisons no amount of funding or force is going to entirely remove it from the entire United States. Even if you had unlimited money for the war on drugs (which we don't) it would not happen.

[@xdognatex9897]

This is flawed logic. Some gets in so the current measures do nothing and just open it all up. Have you looked at LA, Seattle and Portland? Letting drugs run wild is not good for society...

[@rekit7351]

​@@xdognatex9897exactly. This all or nothing thinking drives me nuts. However, we should be addressing why ppl do drugs.

[@augustday9483]

You cannot eliminate 100% of any crime, but some places experience more of some kind of crime than others. Clearly it is possible, through good policy and effective action, to curb criminal behavior. There just needs to be political will to do so. The problem is that the robber barons that rule over us don't care. In fact, there seems to be an agenda to let crime run wild in this country, as can be seen in many cities today who have decriminalized many severe behaviors.

[@DarkMatterX1]

​@@xdognatex9897 Society doesn't have rights. Only individuals have rights. If a person or persons want to throw their life/lives away with drugs, it's absolutely their right to. Since you're so worried about "muh society", from society's perspective, it's a self-correcting problem.

[@jakeviolet2195]

It's not an all or nothing argument. It's about reduction. I used to believe that the horrors of rampant drug addiction were the lesser evil compared to the horrors of the war on drugs. But every time a state or country tries to decriminalize drugs, the place turns to absolute shit, and they have to reverse their decision. Perhaps there is a better third option which we haven't explored yet? Certainly I believe that the way the war on drugs has been prosecuted has been largely innefective, and often self-sabotaging, because the agencies in charge want to keep the money flowing and keep increasing their power.

[@davidlewis6728]

i think you undersell just how incredible the silk road was before it was sabotaged by the war on drugs.

[@krislong9338]

Right. It was, for a time, basically the freest market in the world.

[@justinlast2lastharder749]

​@@krislong9338And like it always does, that just means it had drugs and a lot of cheese pizza.

[@andrewvice4065]

Sabotage by the war on drugs this was the largest distributor of child-related material between 2009 and 2014 and this video completely negated and didn't validate that point it is completely gross negligence on your part as well as this content creators part for spreading that the man that profited off of selling child-related material in the billions of dollars somehow being put in jail for life is some kind of Injustice, does your family know you're as bad as Jared from Subway someone should probably inform child protective services

[@Swaaaat1]

Keep crying leftie loosie.

[@davidlewis6728]

@@andrewvice4065 this is a lie, and most likely projection. see the bastiat quote on a government-enforced equality.

[@JacobAnawalt]

The story about even the person who he was accused of hiring a hit on disputing the claim was never broadly spoken in the public. How disgusting of the media, the prosecution, and the judge. Trump better keep that promise!

[@appropriate-channelname3049]

It was a promise if he got libertarians support. Idk if you noticed they decided to nominate chase Oliver. Because if libertarians like to do anything its throw away any political power they could potentially have so they can run pipe dream campaigns. Also why should this guy be free. When you take into account the kinda stuff he admitted fully to doing its pretty scummy and disgusting

[@DarkMatterX1]

​@@appropriate-channelname3049 "Facilitating voluntary trade is scummy" wew lad

[@appropriate-channelname3049]

@ Have you ever met a drug addict? Its terrible its disgusting that people would want to sell that stuff knowing what it does to 99 percent of people will end up becoming addicts and 90 percent of them will fully ruin their life over the drug. Your not selling a product your selling a misery

[@-Monad-]

​@@appropriate-channelname3049 you literally just made those percentages up out of thin air 😂

[@justinlast2lastharder749]

Ross tried to have two people tortured and murdered. He deserves prison. Go look up "The Dark Side of the Silk Road". Ross got scammed into believing a scenario was real, he then actually paid Bitcoin to have two people tortured and murdered. Nobody got killed, Ross got scammed, but he believed it was real. He paid money to make it happen believing two lives would be horrifically ended.

[@hismajesty6272]

Ross is now a free man. I know the GOP and Libertarians have a lot of animosity on deep cut issues, but as a team we can get more of what we want than we could separate.

[@jdk370]

It was his beliefs on the role of government that got him his sentence, not silk road crimes.

[@Kel-d7v]

That's precisely what I believe also.

[@majermike]

the govt does not take kindly to govt haters

[@AndrewJohnson-n3m]

@@majermike some idot gangbanger goes out does this shit makes a few thousand goes a way for 20 years and this dude gets millions form this and shouldn't go away.

[@alexanderrahl7034]

You think him disliking the government, and not the billion dollar drug empire he facilitated... was what got him his sentence? Bro, hating on the government is legal. you're doing RIGHT NOW. everyone in these comments is. Don't comment while high lol

[@libertariantranslator1929]

Maybe. The fact is that a looter altruist elevated to the bench violated individual rights.

[@rebeccamikaelson3005]

If he does free Ross he might as well pardon Edward Snowden.

[@midtown1466]

No one cares about Snowden. He didn't do anything to increase the price of Bitcoin

[@escapefr0mslender]

Ed’s in Russia dude

[@johnenerio97]

Edward Snowden became a Russian citizen his no longer a US Citizen and is working close ties with the Russian government.

[@AA_da_SEQUAL]

Snowden didn't support isreal, america will never free a enemy of isreal, america was bought and sold a long time ago

[@badtits8982]

I would like Snowden to be pardoned, but unless Snowden and his family are taken out of Russia beforehand pardoning him could actually endanger his life.

[@razor-reaper]

Anyone back here after Jan 20 2025, Well he kept his word

[@BrianHGarcia]

Here after Ross has been freed. 🎉

[@Knot_Guilty]

It’s unreal some drug offenses get way more time than extremely violent offenses.

[@stellarlove21]

Drug and violent offenses tend to go hand-in-hand, especially hard drugs. Are you also forgetting how many people die of drug overdoses in this country?

[@fangornthewise]

Sams with piracy/copyright stuff. Crazy.

[@fangornthewise]

​@stellarlove21 ODs are not violent offences any more than a car accident where only the driver gets hurt.

[@fangornthewise]

​@stellarlove21 ODs are not violent offences any more than a car accident where only the driver gets hurt.

[@brandonesteves432]

@@fangornthewiseno, but our American streets are overrun with zombies. but let’s not forget about the CHILD PORN that was sold on Silk Road. Ah yes, human trafficking. I almost forgot about that.

[@FDKNJ]

Promises made, promises kept.

[@TheMasterInDisguise]

I'm in Ukraine. The war is still going on.

[@markippolito3620]

Do anothe video on how TRUMP KEPT HIS PROMISE WHILE OBAMA PUT ROSS IN PRISON!

[@Bigdogspyke]

@@markippolito3620 the only pardon I didn’t agree with is the person Trump pardoned (J6er) who had previously been convicted of possession of….. minor material if you get my drift. That one was mind boggling.

[@timdavis3733]

This was a prime example of cruel and unusual punishment. Two life term sentences plus 40 years. He killed no one.

[@FozzyBBear]

Free Ross Ulbricht! We can never get back Aaron Swartz, Julian Assange is finally free yet tragically broken, and Edward Snowden remains in exile beyond the borders of our current Iron Curtain.

[@andrewvice4065]

Julian assange is one thing as a republican I can get on board but to free the largest distributor of CP material between the years of 2009 and 2014 who profited billions of dollars off of the sale of child-related material it's no wonder no one takes your party seriously, had I known about this prior to I never would have supported Donald Trump I find this horrific and disgusting I truly hope that CPS takes away your children if you are serious about this I hope your family keeps you away I hope you are vilified for what you were supporting dark markets are one thing but the silk Road had nothing to do with the ideas you're promoting it was a CP ring and this man's victims definitely deserve the respect of him never sing the light of day God this is so disgusting to see that this video completely avoided this point entirely

[@FozzyBBear]

He did it! A full pardon, more than the commutation he promised back in May.

[@bidencrimefamilymottof-cky953]

Snowden is much safer in Russia than he ever would be in the states.

[@escapefr0mslender]

Amazing!!!!!! This is a cause for celebration!!!

[@FozzyBBear]

@ I haven't stopped celebrating. I'm not yet tired of winning! Next, please pardon Aaron Swartz.

[@jaytea4093]

It was a promise that pulled in at least a few voters, maybe a few thousand. He better fulfill it, we're all watching and waiting.

[@Dennis-xj8nh]

And what are you going to do if he doesn't do it?

[@KonigGustavAdolph]

That is hilarious. If you think it was "maybe a few thousand" voters, you think that would actually be sufficient to meet the requisite "If you vote for me"?

[@Marty234]

Trump is a lying POS, I'll be very surprised if he keeps this promise

[@jaytea4093]

@@Dennis-xj8nh Carry on with my life and continue raising awareness of Mr. Ulbricht's plight

[@jaytea4093]

@KonigGustavAdolph No, that's why I'm skeptical. I'm hopeful, but not entirely convinced either.

[@AleadaA]

Trump will learn much from the young genius about bitcoin & the internet - Fentanyl is the big target for arrest & execution t - also drug cartels - this young man has much to contribute to society & we are glad his sentence has been commuted!

[@soulie2001]

Free Ross. The Market is always there. Arresting the makers wont make it any less so, and it certainly doesnt make it any safer when it isnt centralized.

[@nhjhbmkuy7173]

Yes but he payed for the killings of federal officers

[@misterharryman]

including the market for human organs?

[@sith6375]

@@misterharryman He did not provide any such product.

[@techdedicated]

@@misterharryman Silk Road did not provide guns or human organs, while other versions came after it like silk road 2.0 or even notably an uncensored silk road which did offer that and humans. Ross did not have anything to do with that. And many of these hard core markets were more scams or honeypot traps from feds than real.

[@alan_clough]

It kinda tipped me over the edge for voting for Trump, first time I voted for em.

[@andrewvice4065]

Disgusting that freeing the largest dealer of CP from 2009 to 2014 is the reason that you needed to vote for Trump, you don't belong around children let alone free and society if that's the case, either that or you're just completely incompetent and uneducated but either way your family should be notified not to allow you around children

[@Pow_FIsh]

thank you.

[@friendlyotaku9525]

And you got conned.

[@Pow_FIsh]

@@friendlyotaku9525 hours away from the subject of the video being pardoned. Cope and seethe.

[@friendlyotaku9525]

@ You do know Trump isn't actually going to do that right? He's a liar, he lied to you so you would vote for him, that's what he does and you fell for it.

[@airrik2653]

And what happens with that criminal judge, who gave him TWO life sentences and 40 years plus? Did she keep her job? And how does she sleep at night?

[@s1rf0rt4h8]

Probably washed up many more over the years.

[@magicalhacker2179]

ROSS IS FREE GUYS

[@The_Zilli]

Promises Made, Promises Kept. That's how it always ought to be, not just with our politicians.

[@alisonyahna8041]

What about the promise to give drug traffickers the death penalty?

[@The_Zilli]

@@alisonyahna8041 That's still in the pipeline - NBC published an article on that Nov 9, 2024 on it. I think that's something he's going to have to get Congress to approve and not just an executive order.

[@GioRodriguez-q3b]

​@@alisonyahna8041 he's barely a week in 🤣🤣 he's checking off the list one by one. Sit back and grab your popcorn

[@thisisridiculous47]

Who says the libertarians never get anything done!

[@SopaDeLengua]

I didn’t vote for trump in 2020. My brother said libertarians like me threw our votes away. Well, surprisingly, or not, Trump lost the state my brother lives in because of independent voters voting blue and yellow. I told him if Trump had tried harder to appeal to libertarians, he could’ve easily won his state. Now he understood. We care who wins. But we don’t vote red because the other candidate is scary. You’ve got to earn our vote. Tired of losing elections? Win the libertarian vote

[@bigz5262]

It isn’t done yet

[@DarkMatterX1]

​@@bigz5262 They got Trump elected, or were at least a critical part of a new voter coalition that did.

[@bigz5262]

@@DarkMatterX1I agree but we don’t know what that means. Probably just more government like last time

[@DarkMatterX1]

@@bigz5262 That's correct. I was simply pointing out that, in this case, the libertarian party did in fact get something done. Whether or not it ends up mattering, or culminating in their ultimate goal for doing ut remains to be seen. In my opinion, it's unlikely. I gladly voted for Trump in '16. In '20 and '24, I left president blank on my ballot.

[@erikjanthes]

Lets not get it twisted, Ross did bad things. He simply doesnt deserve that harsh of sentence.

[@Aliocha777]

How did he break the NAP?

[@metuselahjones6905]

Correct. He deserved some punishment, but multiple life sentences!? I think the 11-12 yrs he has spent imprisoned is probably enough.

[@Dingbobber]

No, he didn’t do a single thing wrong. If your idea of a just society is the government having complete control and access to every single thing we say and do, then you’re out of touch and want tyranny

[@CardinalCake]

@@Dingbobber wrong

[@gwilson314]

@@Aliocha777 He woke up! Hahaha. But in seriousness, what a gay question. Such a principle is not universally accepted as the pivotal moral axiom upon which society is based...in fact only a tiny minority would argue as much. Lolberts love to cry about the "war on drugs", but Ross set up a marketplace that was only profitable because of the war on drugs limiting the demand side of things. He was fully aware of the risk he was taking on, and what would potential happen if he were caught. Of course the life sentence he was given was an abuse of justice, and it served as a template for how the liberal-led federal government was to go after Trump and Trump-aligned Americans. This was why he was pardoned. Not because he was innocent, but because what the government did in depriving him of his constitutional rights was far worse than what he did.

[@jaxckzz778]

6:30 complete false information smh DPR, did in fact place two hits on people through Silk Road. He thought he was talking with HA gang. The user was known as redwhiteandblue.

[@frankenstein99999]

This world isn’t ready for this kind of great mind now, I'm not talking about whether what he did was ethical or not. But he truly brought a revolution, and helped us to show a glimpse of future when technology will overtake government.

[@uigrad]

Trump is far less libertarian than I would like, which is why it really surprised me that he made this promise. There's a lot of things that Trump does very poorly on (won't support free trade, won't reform spending on social programs), but even on these issues, the Dems are far worse, so I've supported him so far. It's a shame that so many libertarians are still on the fence regarding Trump. I hope that he follows through here. It may even add some legitimacy to the Libertarian party!

[@Peglegkickboxer]

I didn't trust him when he didn't pardon Snowden and Assange. He's made some excuses that the FBI/CIA convinced him not to, but if he's so easily convinced by the most evil organizations in the western hemisphere, then how can he really lead.

[@paulvallandigham6701]

Trump makes lots of promises (e g., "I will build a wall and make Mexico pay for it", "I will put a Libertarian in my Cabinet"). Do you see a wall paid for by Mexico? Do you see any Libertarians being vetted by the Senate? I'm not holding my breath waiting for this empty promise to be delivered on.

[@sherberts]

Kept his promise

[@G0oberIsSingle]

No one said he was innocent. He spent 11 years of his youth incarcerated. I think he’s been corrected. Donald Trump promised to free him as one of his campaign promises. He should keep his word and free Ross asap

[@theShadeslayer]

It's a testament to how the small guy can make a big impact. If it was not for the libertarian party, Ross might still be rotting in a cell for a nonviolent offense.

[@maleahastommel7488]

Not a libertarian, but i think it made a difference in the election and a deal's a deal.

[@logosfocus]

no way were the people gonna vote for team evil again.. them stealing another one was more likely

[@sherberts]

And it happened

[@libertariantranslator1929]

See?

[@jrhymescrypto]

I voted Trump for this and many other reasons after being a reliable black Democrat voter

[@bidencrimefamilymottof-cky953]

Hopefully you’re now reliably not a democrat voter.

[@nitroneonicman]

Well he followed through

[@lucasinthehouse007]

price of eggs? Gasoline still going up

[@Addy8141]

@@lucasinthehouse007and Biden did better on that front aye? 😂 Trump has been in office 2 days… wait until the energy prices start dropping. Fixing Libtards fuck ups takes time

[@mikeh7917]

​@@lucasinthehouse007it's been 48 HOURS!!

[@Herman727Jr]

The government got mad when he said no child porn

[@JoshWalker1]

Haha

[@JP-kq4jr]

Maybe I'm just too cynical, but I will be absolutely SHOCKED if Trump pardons Ross Ulbricht.

[@andrewvice4065]

as someone who supported Trump in every single election as a Republican I would be too as I was not aware of this but would not have voted for Donald Trump if I had known that the largest distributor of CP who profited billions of dollars off of child related material between the years of 2009 and 2014 would be freed, this isn't the creator of WikiLeaks this is a monster, and the fact that the libertarians think that this is some win truly shows me that I should never listen to what your party says, whether it is education or incompetence I truly do not care I find this horrific I hope that CPS investigates all of you and takes away any children in danger I truly hope that your families are disgusted with you and do not trust you with children, if you support freeing this monster you have no respect or empathy for the young children across the world that were abused because of him for profit. Your party is completely lost in the sauce it's no wonder people don't even discuss you and you have no chance of making it anywhere, your party may have been a few thousand votes but you definitely didn't turn the tide and I truly hope that Trump does not free this monster and that every Republican stops him from fulfilling this promise, disgusting human beings

[@danimotherofchickens479]

He will. He does what he says.

[@I--Money-E]

I Hope free ross Greetings from Germany

[@JohnGaltGurgi]

Trump is not going to agree to something publicly and not do what he promised. The art of the deal does not include lying like a devil. It involves getting what you want for a minimal price. Trump wanted to win and all the Libertarians wanted in return is Ross. Hell thats a no brainer.

[@Aliocha777]

It's possible, he pardoned the January 6 people

[@BrutusBellamy]

Point of Contention: Thomas Massie arguably did more to secure Trump's promise to #FreeRoss than McArdle did.

[@JustAlanJohn]

Ross Ulbricht has been pardoned, good news people.

[@alexanderrahl7034]

True to my centrist nature, I laughed my fucking ass off, at 10:22 "Booooo!" "Well, in the last year ive been indicted by the government-" "BOOOOoooo!!!" *jeers "Well if i wasnt a libertarian before-" *more booing, more jeering "-i sure as hell am now" *thunderous. Fucking. Applaus. Are you kidding me? 🤣🤣🤣 Every single one of those people, has an above 50% chance of having called other countrymen, "sheep" in the last 5 years. And there they go, switching from boos to applaus at something so simple as a restated "im one of you." I fucking belly laughed

[@UnimportantAcc]

They're booing the indictments against Trump

[@TheAlchemist1089]

Truly a lesson in human nature He's one of you because of something bad happened to him lol

[@notme222]

So, subjective sentencing based on evidence not even available to the jury? That's the real problem.

[@gwilson314]

It's the same stuff that happened in the trials for J6ers and for Trump himself. This is why Trump sympathized with Ross Ulbricht and why those in the DOJ who have leveraged the law to go after political enemies should go to prison themselves.

[@libertariantranslator1929]

The real problem is voting for the initiation of force instead of voting for freedom

[@notme222]

@@libertariantranslator1929 Hey I agree, but one thing at a time. "Selling drugs is a victimless crime" is a tough sell. "Judges shouldn't act on secret information" is a lot easier.

[@ronnie1638]

Zero respect for FBI

[@chrispauls7178]

Ross Ulbricht's mother was a well known figure in the Libertarian party. So with her help in his re- election and bc of the unfair sentence Ross received which many people agreed was too much. A free Ross petition gathered over 600000 signatures also. Considering all of this President Trump gave Ross his freedom back.

[@vakuzar]

He just did it!!! ❤🎉

[@zackdiazabiblio9592]

I remember when the silk road shut down. Alot of rich kids ended up homeless or dead from od. He gave millions access to safe drugs.

[@Kaodusanya]

What if he actually exacerbated their addiction to the point that when the site closed they didnt have a choice

[@123duelist]

@@Kaodusanya The website had a feedback system, where people who brought, could provide feedback to other people buying stuff.

[@NJ-wb1cz]

​@@Kaodusanya by that logic, alcohol being legal exacerbates alcohol addiction so production, sales and consumption of alcohol must be criminalized

[@erikjanthes]

Fent hadn't made its way into the equation back then. Nor tranq. This is a dangerous and shallow viewpoint. There are no safe opioids.

[@mcren6781]

@@Kaodusanyalmao I can tell you have never struggled with addiction. When you’re an addict YOU are the only thing that exasperates that addiction, not dealers, doctors, markets, etc… it’s YOU!

[@jean-philippegrignom6479]

There's so much glazing in this video, it's crazy

[@STL88ALDEN]

He’s freed!!!

[@alexmaldonado8899]

Free Ross!!! End the drug war.. Ross was on to something. Alcohol is worse than most of the drugs they wage war on. Drug offenders get more time than people who sexually abuse children which is absolutely insane .

[@JayKno420]

It's done 😊

[@tripleeyeemoji]

Ross is free

[@fallingfloor6924]

Give him all his bitcoin back too.

[@isaihernandez150]

He’s free

[@SevenTwelve-h5u]

Anyone else see a Bitcoin wallet with almost a billion in Bitcoin was active a few days after Ross was freed? The same wallet was completely inactive a few days before he was locked up. I wonder if it’s his

[@barbaraedmonds8381]

Free the Dread Pirate Robert.❤

[@blaphtome9382]

You're going to get tired of winning

[@The_Zilli]

Never.

[@libertariantranslator1929]

The LP won every vote count before the Anschluss. Winning is repealing bad laws

[@brendawilson2828]

Great information. Thanks! 3X Trump voter here! Glad to see Ross is free! Trump is greatest POTUS!

[@Isidorios]

I'm not sure I understand. Is the argument here basically, "Yes, he was a drug merchant and/or facilitated the sale of drugs through money laundering via cryptocurrency, but what's wrong with that, none of that should be illegal"?

[@spencerantoniomarlen-starr3069]

The issue is the double life sentence

[@DarkMatterX1]

It's the last one.

[@ravioli_826]

The government over blew their accusations and then gave him an excessive sentence.

[@ChrisSuperDude]

Ok let’s say he did all that stuff. He’s been in jail about 10 years, he’s paid his debt to society.

[@MPHJackson7]

The argument is that 2 life sentences is too much.

[@Blueavatard]

Free!

[@matthewr3986]

Who's here after Trump pardoned him to learn more about Ross and how the government railroaded him?

[@ShootingUtah]

Not only should Ross be released he should have his BTC returned!

[@coreyswaz5702]

He had over 3.5 billion worth of coin stolen from him that the FBI was able to recover a few years ago. His attorney said to take the 180 million to pay his fines and the FBI said they’ll do that and retain the rest in their control…

[@sn-vj5wx]

It’s okay, I’m sure he has a couple hundred stored away in a few ghost wallets

[@techdedicated]

@@sn-vj5wx 47 Million

[@mickmoon6887]

Did people forget about Trump saying he will free Julian Assange?

[@crono3339]

They forget EVERYTHING. Dude backpedals on everything he says and then the goal post just moves further into another future letdown. It never matters to the people who believe it, it never will.

[@Pow_FIsh]

I hate to break this to you but I don't think anyone is going to come clean with it for a while. He's been dead since the proof of life controversy. Stella and the release and his kids; all subterfuge to hide the fact he's dead.

[@friendlyotaku9525]

Just like how they forgot how awful Trump's first term was and elected him AGAIN, I swear a lot of Americans have the memory of a goldfish. Trump is a liar and a conman who cares about no one except himself.

[@logosfocus]

​@@Pow_FIsh who's dead

[@georgie9303]

COPE

[@lilsadgoth]

That's how he got Libertarian party vote.

[@moneymikz]

Why would a wanted “criminal mastermind” be using public Wi-Fi at a library?

[@jakeviolet2195]

Because he had to access the internet, where his business was. How else was he gonna do it? If he used his own ISP or his phone, the FBI would have tracked him immediately. Internet cafes and public Wifi was the most anonymous option at the time.

[@moneymikz]

@ how? VPNs were a thing and a lot more effective then. Feds weren’t as tech savvy

[@justinlast2lastharder749]

​@@moneymikzVPNs are not secure. Did you know that the TOR Browser was developed by the Department of Navy? You think they don't have backdoors into the thing they themselves made? VPNs are absolutely worthless as well. Go ask NordVPN how well they were protected...

[@fortusvictus8297]

@@moneymikz keep thinking that, and keep getting busted.

[@andrewvice4065]

Same reason he distributed cp for billions of dollars between the year of 2009 and 2014, had I known this I never would have supported Donald Trump

[@ben.faerber]

FREE HIM

[@danny.daveto]

Now free everyone else without violent crimes

[@hal900x]

I pray he does it but I won't hold my breath. He praised Wikileaks to the sky because it circumstantially favored him. But Assange isn't free, and neither is a literal national hero, Snowden.

[@rssxnatas]

He just walked out of prison

[@aimeejlow8831]

Assange was released months ago

[@hal900x]

​@Wild. There was nary a peep about it in my feeds. Disgusting how long he spent in some kind of imprisonment. And that he had to plea bargain to get out.

[@carlloveless5319]

Ross strikes me as someone who is extremely gifted that can turn this into something very positive.

[@Kaka-zs4cp]

PIRATE Robert’s lives! Thank you trump!

[@haveniceday7768]

5D Chess, "How to drain the swamp" GET IT ????

[@bigz5262]

First step is you gotta grow the swamp

[@purplespaceship2417]

You have a cabinet of 17 billionaires leading the country, the richest man in the world given his own govt dept, and the other 2 richest men sitting right behind Trump as he gets elected. You thought you got "draining the swamp", instead you got a full on oligarchy. Smart.

[@ChrisRedfield--]

Is it this timeline? Or did I woke up in a messed up parallel universe.

[@BigIndividual]

He case was just the government saying "Hey! You can't do that, that's *our* job!"

[@ShippMedia]

He’s free. Promise made. Promise kept.

[@IndiaLoIndian]

I still don't understand, he started a drug website right, isn't that a crime? why are people celebrating his release. No hate, it's a genuine question

[@onlineabstract]

I am sure people use FB and Gmail to conduct illegal activities. Should both companies get shut down and their executives go to jail?

[@realjosephanthony]

People don't think. This wasn't justice. This was egregious and let out a bonified (bona fide?) criminal.

[@IndiaLoIndian]

@ No, but Fb and google weren't specifically created for the purpose of drug trade though, there may be misuseage of every platform but this website itself was created for drugs and he sold shrooms too right

[@spencerhopkinson9874]

@@realjosephanthony First of all, "bonified" isn't a word, genius. People don't think, the proof is you. Get off the internet and read a book. Second, we get it, you clapped like a seal when Kamala put the weed people in jail. Whatever.

[@MorganBlaackhand]

These Americans are crying about Fent and drugs unaliving Americans coming from Mexico. But then y’all are here celebrating the release of a huge drug salesman that’s contributing to that same problem. 🤦🏿