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fbnlsr | on: Ross Ulbricht granted a full pardon
This might be a minor thing, but does anyone know if a full pardon will allow him to use an electronic device or access the internet? Often times, people convicted of crimes related to an online activity are forbidden this right, and I wonder if that's the case for him, and if so, what his life would be in this day and age.
ropejumper | parent
With a full pardon it's as if he never did anything in the first place.
WrongAssumption | root | parent
That’s an expungement, which is not a power the president has. He can grant a pardon, which is forgiveness, but does not erase that a crime was committed.
ropejumper | root | parent
You're right, but I meant the consequences for him from this point on, which are essentially as if he hadn't done anything.