Trump on Pardoning Crypto Mogul: ‘I Don’t Know Who He Is,’ ‘I Heard it Was a Biden Witch Hunt’

‘I know he got a four-month sentence or something like that’

EXCERPT:

O'DONNELL: "The government at the time said that CZ had caused 'significant harm to U.S. national security,' essentially by allowing terrorist groups like Hamas to move millions of dollars around. Why did you pardon him?"

TRUMP: "Okay, are you ready? I don’t know who he is. I know he got a four-month sentence or something like that. And I heard it was a Biden witch hunt."

O'DONNELL: "In 2025, his crypto exchange, Binance, helped facilitate a $2 billion purchase of World Liberty Financial’s stablecoin. And then you pardoned CZ. How do you address the appearance of pay-for-play?"

TRUMP: "Well, here’s the thing. I know nothing about it because I’m too busy doing the other — "

O'DONNELL: "But he got a pardon."

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