Donald Trump vows to commute the sentence of Silk Road founder if he votes for him
Former President Donald Trump, who is expected to become the Republican candidate for the 2024 US presidential election, attended the national convention of the Libertarian Party, a third-party political party, and promised to commute the sentence of Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the dark web site Silk Road, who is serving two life sentences, and allow him to go home if he votes for him.
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The United States is known to have a two-party system with the Democrats and the Republicans, but there are not only these two parties, and third-party candidates can be elected to state and local legislatures. The Libertarian Party is a particularly large third-party party.
The reaction to Trump at the Libertarian Party National Convention was largely cold, with voices of support for Trump being drowned out by jeers such as 'Fuck you!'
However, Trump said, 'People often ask us why we're going, but we're going to have a lot of fun,' and then he added, 'If you vote for us, we'll commute the sentence of Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht,' which drew applause.
Ulbricht is the founder of the Silk Road, a dark website used for the sale and purchase of illegal drugs. He was arrested by the FBI and given a heavy sentence of two life sentences plus 40 years in prison without parole.
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Ulbricht was a libertarian, and many libertarians called for his release; a 'Free Ross' sign was displayed at the party convention.
In addition, Trump has previously said that drug dealers should also be given the death penalty depending on the severity of their crimes. Chase Oliver, the Libertarian Party presidential nominee, spoke after Trump's remarks and made a harsh remark, asking, 'Do you think Trump even knew Ulbricht's name before he came here and tried to pander to us?'
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