Last year, Changpeng Zhao (also known as “CZ”), the founder of Binance—the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange—pled guilty to money laundering charges. However, last month, he was pardoned by former President Donald Trump.
In a surprising turn, during a recent interview on the latest episode of *60 Minutes*, Trump revealed that he actually has no idea who CZ is, despite granting him a presidential pardon 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 someone he doesn’t know, Trump explained that his family’s involvement in the cryptocurrency 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 added that he “was told” CZ was a victim of the Biden Administration, which seemingly played a role in his decision to issue the pardon.
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