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Podcast: What Next | Daily News and Analysis
Episode: Why Trump Keeps Pardoning Crypto Criminals
Description: President Trump pardoned Changpeng Zhao, the former CEO of Binance who had been convicted for violating anti-money laundering laws, after months of Zhao boosting Trump’s own crypto company. The crypto industry has really nailed the path to Trump’s heart: it was something Joe Biden didn’t like, and it feeds directly to the president’s bottom line.Â
Guest: Alex Kirshner, contributing writer at Slate.
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