Without any snark, why? What's the motivation?
Two life sentences was a bit harsh. 11 years seems about right to me.
I suspect the idea beyond "Free Ross" in some circles was that his conviction wasn't so much about drug dealing, but rather it was more a political prosecution for popularizing real uses of cryptocurrencies.
There's probably still some SR btc they wanted the keys to.
Possibly a deal with the Libertarian Party, which chose not to run their candidate in several states to help Trump: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhDKYYdD2vY
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It was one of the promises he made at a Bitcoin conference he attended a few months ago. It has been a popular issue in crypto circles
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