Last year, Changpeng Zhao (AKA “CZ”), the founder of Binance—the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange—pleaded guilty to money laundering charges. Last month, he was pardoned by President Donald Trump.
This week, however, Trump revealed that he has no idea who CZ is. During an interview on the latest episode of *60 Minutes*, Trump admitted that he doesn’t know much about CZ, despite having pardoned him just weeks earlier.
“Okay, are you ready? I don’t know who he is,” Trump said during the interview, as quoted by CNBC. “I don’t know the man at all. I don’t think I ever met him,” he continued.
When asked how he came to pardon a man he doesn’t know, Trump explained that his family’s involvement in the crypto business influenced his decision. “My sons are involved in crypto much more than I—me. I—I know very little about it, other than one thing. It’s a huge industry,” he said.
Trump also mentioned that he “was told” CZ was a victim of the Biden Administration, which played a part in his decision to grant the pardon.
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