CoinVoice recently learned that according to CoinDesk, according to Polymarket's prediction, the January 6 protesters are more likely to be pardoned during Trump's second presidential term than Silk Road founder Ross William Ulbricht, but the probability difference is not big. Polymarket's bettors gave the January 6 protesters an 86% probability of being pardoned, while Ulbricht was given a 78% probability of being pardoned.
Trump has publicly said that the protesters on January 6 were patriots framed by a "dual justice system" that allegedly unfairly targets his supporters, just as he believes he is facing politically motivated charges. He has described the events of January 6 as a "day of love," claiming that his supporters were simply responding to a "rigged" election.
During the campaign, Trump promised that if re-elected, he would commute Ulbricht's sentence to time served (which is different from a pardon) and pardon the Jan. 6 defendants, describing the moves as a reflection of his opposition to government overreach and support for individual freedom. [Original link]
