{"id":46198,"date":"2025-01-28T07:58:53","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T07:58:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/elon-musk-doesnt-think-roger-ver-should-get-a-presidential-pardon\/"},"modified":"2025-01-28T07:58:53","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T07:58:53","slug":"elon-musk-doesnt-think-roger-ver-should-get-a-presidential-pardon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/elon-musk-doesnt-think-roger-ver-should-get-a-presidential-pardon\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk doesn&#8217;t think Roger Ver should get a presidential pardon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : CoinJournal: Latest Crypto News, Altcoin News and Cryptocurrency Comparison )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-site=\"CoinJournal\">\n<div class=\"post-article-image  -mt-24  mb-8  lg:-mt-32  rounded  overflow-hidden\" data-site=\"CoinJournal\">\n<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/2023\/03\/06-Musk-smartcrop-750x375.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 750px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/2023\/03\/06-Musk-smartcrop-363x181.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/2023\/03\/06-Musk-smartcrop-750x375.png\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 750px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/2023\/03\/06-Musk-smartcrop-363x181.png\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/>\n<\/picture>                    <\/div>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Roger Ver is calling on President Donald Trump to help him avoid a 109 year prison sentence<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Last week, Trump pardoned Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht who had spent 12 years in prison and was serving two life sentences plus 40 years without parole<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Jameson Loop, Casa\u2019s CSO, has echoed Musk\u2019s sentiments and doesn\u2019t believe Ver should receive a presidential pardon<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Elon Musk, Tesla and SpaceX CEO, has said that early Bitcoin investor Roger Ver shouldn\u2019t get a presidential pardon from Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Musk, who is to lead Trump\u2019s DOGE agency to \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/news\/trump-confirms-musk-and-ramaswamy-will-lead-doge-agency-to-drive-out-wasteful-spending\/\">dismantle government bureaucracy<\/a>,\u201d took to <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1883408063694254415\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">X<\/a> to air his views.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRoger Ver gave up his US citizenship. No pardon for Ver. Membership has its privileges,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Roger Ver gave up his US citizenship. No pardon for Ver. Membership has its privileges.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1883408063694254415?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>On January 26, <a href=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/search\/Roger+Ver\">Ver<\/a> posted a video message on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/rogerkver\/status\/1883521344341750175\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">X<\/a> calling on Trump to help him avoid a prison sentence of up to 109 years. In his message, Ver wrote: \u201cMr. President, I am an American, and I need your help. Only you, with your commitment to justice, can save me @realDonaldTrump.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Mr. President, I am an American, and I need your help. Only you, with your commitment to justice, can save me <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WhVTZ1M1GB\">pic.twitter.com\/WhVTZ1M1GB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Roger Ver (@rogerkver) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rogerkver\/status\/1883521344341750175?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Echoing Musk\u2019s comments, Jameson Lopp, Casa\u2019s CSO, responded on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/lopp\/status\/1883535912585548222\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">X<\/a>, by saying: \u201cYou aren\u2019t an American any more. Remember when you renounced your citizenship?\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Clashing with US authorities<\/h2>\n<p>Ver\u2019s appeal comes as <a href=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/news\/donald-trump-signs-order-pardons-silk-road-creator-ross-ulbricht\/\">Trump pardoned<\/a> Silk Road creator <a href=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/search\/Ross+Ulbricht\">Ross Ulbricht<\/a> last week after spending 12 years in prison.<\/p>\n<p>In 2014, Ver renounced his US citizenship, becoming a citizen of St. Kitts and Nevis. In April 2024, Ver was arrested in Spain and charged with filing false tax returns and tax evasion.<\/p>\n<p>According to a 2024 US Department of Justice <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/early-bitcoin-investor-charged-tax-fraud\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>, Ver is alleged to have failed to detail his Bitcoin ownership to the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS), causing the loss of at least $48 million.<\/p>\n<p>Ver has stated that he\u2019s been \u201cterrorized by rogue US government agents who hate American freedom\u201d for decades. On his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freerogernow.org\/#allegations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>, Ver claims that the US government has pursued him on \u201cbaseless charges of mail fraud, tax evasion, and false filings \u2013 retaliation for his outspoken criticism.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bret Weinstein, an American author, said on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BretWeinstein\/status\/1881454207653249225\">X<\/a> that \u201cpardoning Roger is the strongest signal the President could send that Biden\u2019s war on crypto is over.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-meta\">\n<hr class=\"mb-6\"\/>\n<h6 class=\"text-3xl  mb-4  text-green-300\">Share this article<\/h6>\n<hr class=\"mb-6\"\/>\n<h6 class=\"text-3xl  mb-4  text-green-300\">Categories<\/h6>\n<hr class=\"mb-6\"\/>\n<h6 class=\"text-3xl  mb-4  text-green-300\">Tags<\/h6>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/news\/elon-musk-doesnt-think-roger-ver-should-get-a-presidential-pardon\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : CoinJournal: Latest Crypto News, Altcoin News and Cryptocurrency Comparison ) Roger Ver is calling on President Donald Trump to help him avoid a 109 year prison sentence Last week, Trump pardoned Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht who had spent 12 years in prison and was serving two life sentences plus 40 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3947362367,"featured_media":46199,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[35],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46198"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3947362367"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46198"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46198\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46199"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46198"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46198"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46198"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}