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. However, in a surprising turn, Trump recently stated that he has no idea who CZ is.
During an interview on the latest episode of *60 Minutes*, Trump revealed that he actually doesn’t know much about CZ, despite having granted him a 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 apparently doesn’t know, Trump explained that his family’s ties to 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 added that he “was told” CZ was a victim of the Biden Administration.
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