DiscoverNewshourTrump pardons Ross Ulbricht, founder of dark web marketplace Silk Road
Trump pardons Ross Ulbricht, founder of dark web marketplace Silk Road

Trump pardons Ross Ulbricht, founder of dark web marketplace Silk Road

Update: 2025-01-22
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President Trump has issued a full and unconditional pardon to Ross Ulbricht, who founded the dark web marketplace, Silk Road. The site sold illegal drugs, stolen passports and hacking equipment using Bitcoin. Ulbricht was sentenced to life in prison a decade ago. Newshour gets reaction from former federal judge John E. Jones III.

Also in the programme: Iraq's new child marriage law; and are footballers more intelligent than we think?

(Picture: Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Trump attends the Libertarian Party's national convention, in Washington. Credit: Reuters)

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Trump pardons Ross Ulbricht, founder of dark web marketplace Silk Road

Trump pardons Ross Ulbricht, founder of dark web marketplace Silk Road

BBC World Service