The Free Press | Bari Weiss

Pardons

A Conversation with Crypto Billionaire CZ—the Richest Former Inmate in U.S. History

CZ on the DOJ case against Binance, his time in jail, his pardon, illegal activity in crypto, Sam Bankman-Fried, and where the industry goes next.

April 24, 2026

Rafaela Siewert

1HR 6M

Ex-Trump Lawyer Lobbies to Free Mobsters Prosecuted by an Enemy of the President

Trump’s lingering resentment of the Mueller investigation might help win clemency for two men who are serving life in prison.

December 31, 2025

Gabe Kaminsky

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