The convicted FTX fraudster serving a 25-year prison sentence now has a formal filing for the presidential pardon he’s been openly seeking, plus a new jailhouse phone interview with Fox Business. He presumably hopes that was seen inside the White House, despite Donald Trump’s comments in January that he had no plan to pardon SBF. [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/office-of-pardon-attorney.jpg?quality=90&strip=all]

And he might just get one, even after running a multi-billion dollar fraud scheme.

The FTX founder is betting on a Trump clemency spree that's already freed crypto's biggest names.

Bankman-Fried's clemency plea highlights ongoing debates over presidential pardon powers and their impact on justice for financial crimes.

Sam Bankman-Fried is pressing ahead with his bid for a presidential pardon, even after President Trump said he has no plans to grant clemency.

The FTX co-founder is serving a 25-year sentence, doled out in 2024.

Sam Bankman-Fried formally filed a Trump pardon request with the DOJ on June 8, 2026. FTT jumped 50% on the news.

The fallen crypto mogul serving a 25-year sentence filed a clemency petition, betting on Donald Trump's history of crypto pardons even though the president had told him not to…

President Trump previously ruled out a pardon for Sam Bankman-Fried—but the FTX founder has applied for one anyway.

SBF formally applies for a Trump pardon after a year of public praise on X, but the White House points back to Trump's January rejection.

The convicted FTX fraudster serving a 25-year prison sentence now has a formal filing for the presidential pardon he’s been openly seeking, plus a new jailhouse phone interview…

Sam Bankman-Fried, convicted in the FTX cryptocurrency empire collapse, has formally applied for a presidential pardon. He submitted his application to the Justice Department…

Sam Bankman-Fried has formally petitioned for a presidential pardon from President Donald Trump, even as Trump has publicly indicated he does not intend to grant clemency to the…

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried has filed a formal pardon request with President Donald Trump while continuing to appeal his fraud conviction.

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has formally asked Trump for a presidential pardon from prison. Trump said in January he has "no intention" of granting one.

The cofounder of the now defunct FTX crypto exchange is currently serving a 25-year federal prison sentence.

The request was made by Bankman-Fried to the Department of Justice Office of the Pardon Attorney, according to its database.

Sam Bankman-Fried, the former crypto billionaire who orchestrated one of the largest financial frauds in history, officially asked President Donald Trump for a pardon, according…

The former crypto executive was sentenced to 25 years in prison after prosecutors accused him of misappropriating billions of dollars in customer funds

Convicted FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried applies for a Trump pardon, testing the former president’s stance on white-collar crime and controversial crypto cases

A former crypto billionaire who orchestrated one of the largest financial frauds in history has officially asked the US president for a pardon.