- Roger Ver is asking on President Donald Trump to assist him keep away from a 109 12 months jail sentence
- Final week, Trump pardoned Silk Street creator Ross Ulbricht who had spent 12 years in jail and was serving two life sentences plus 40 years with out parole
- Jameson Loop, Casa’s CSO, has echoed Musk’s sentiments and doesn’t imagine Ver ought to obtain a presidential pardon
Elon Musk, Tesla and SpaceX CEO, has mentioned that early Bitcoin investor Roger Ver shouldn’t get a presidential pardon from Donald Trump.
Musk, who’s to steer Trump’s DOGE company to “dismantle authorities paperwork,” took to X to air his views.
“Roger Ver gave up his US citizenship. No pardon for Ver. Membership has its privileges,” he wrote.
Roger Ver gave up his US citizenship. No pardon for Ver. Membership has its privileges.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 26, 2025
On January 26, Ver posted a video message on X calling on Trump to assist him keep away from a jail sentence of as much as 109 years. In his message, Ver wrote: “Mr. President, I’m an American, and I would like your assist. Solely you, along with your dedication to justice, can save me @realDonaldTrump.”
Mr. President, I’m an American, and I would like your assist. Solely you, along with your dedication to justice, can save me @realDonaldTrump pic.twitter.com/WhVTZ1M1GB
— Roger Ver (@rogerkver) January 26, 2025
Echoing Musk’s feedback, Jameson Lopp, Casa’s CSO, responded on X, by saying: “You aren’t an American any extra. Keep in mind while you renounced your citizenship?”
Clashing with US authorities
Ver’s attraction comes as Trump pardoned Silk Street creator Ross Ulbricht final week after spending 12 years in jail.
In 2014, Ver renounced his US citizenship, changing into a citizen of St. Kitts and Nevis. In April 2024, Ver was arrested in Spain and charged with submitting false tax returns and tax evasion.
In line with a 2024 US Division of Justice assertion, Ver is alleged to have did not element his Bitcoin possession to the US Inner Income Service (IRS), inflicting the lack of at the least $48 million.
Ver has acknowledged that he’s been “terrorized by rogue US authorities brokers who hate American freedom” for many years. On his web site, Ver claims that the US authorities has pursued him on “baseless prices of mail fraud, tax evasion, and false filings – retaliation for his outspoken criticism.”
Bret Weinstein, an American writer, mentioned on X that “pardoning Roger is the strongest sign the President might ship that Biden’s battle on crypto is over.”
