- Roger Ver is asking on President Donald Trump to assist him keep away from a 109 yr jail sentence
- Final week, Trump pardoned Silk Highway 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 consider Ver ought to obtain a presidential pardon
Elon Musk, Tesla and SpaceX CEO, has stated that early Bitcoin investor Roger Ver shouldn’t get a presidential pardon from Donald Trump.
Musk, who’s to guide Trump’s DOGE company to “dismantle government bureaucracy,” 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 up to 109 years. In his message, Ver wrote: “Mr. President, I am an American, and I need your help. Only you, with your commitment 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 more. Remember when you renounced your citizenship?”
Clashing with US authorities
Ver’s attraction comes as Trump pardoned Silk Highway creator Ross Ulbricht final week after spending 12 years in jail.
In 2014, Ver renounced his US citizenship, turning 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 keeping with a 2024 US Division of Justice assertion, Ver is alleged to have didn’t element his Bitcoin possession to the US Inner Income Service (IRS), inflicting the lack of not less than $48 million.
Ver has acknowledged that he’s been “terrorized by rogue US government agents who hate American freedom” for many years. On his web site, Ver claims that the US authorities has pursued him on “baseless charges of mail fraud, tax evasion, and false filings – retaliation for his outspoken criticism.”
Bret Weinstein, an American writer, stated on X that “pardoning Roger is the strongest signal the President could send that Biden’s war on crypto is over.”