ulbricht had also solicited the murders of people.ce that the killings took place. so why did we just take that little history lesson into the dark web and silk road? well, here's why. because that guy, the one who was, quote, terribly destructive to our social fabric, was just pardoned from his life sentence by none other than donald j. trump. despite trump's campaign promise to root out fentanyl and drug related deaths in this country, donald trump just freed a man who was called by the then u.s. attorney for the southern district of new york, preet bharara, as, quote, a drug dealer and criminal profiteer who exploited people's addictions and contributed to the deaths of at least six young people. pardoning ross ulbricht was among the things donald trump chose to do on the second day of his second term in office, because it was a promise he made to a group of voters once he was desperate to win over the libertarians. here's how they responded to him at the libertarian convention in may of 2020. >> for now, i think you should. nomina

ulbricht had also solicited the murders of people. so why did we just take that little history lesson into the dark web and silk road? well, here's why. because that guy, the one who was, quote, terribly destructive to our social fabric, was just pardoned from his life sentence yesterday by none other than donald j. trump, despite trump's campaign promise to root out fentanyl and drug related deaths in this country, donald trump just freed a man who was called by the then u.s. attorney for the southern district of new york, preet bharara, as, quote, a drug dealer and criminal profiteer who exploited people's addictions and contributed to the deaths of at least six young people. pardoning ross ulbricht was among the things donald trump chose to do. on the second day of his second term in office, because it was a promise he made to a group of voters once he was desperate to win over the libertarians. here's how they responded to him at the libertarian convention in may of 2024. >> now, i think you should nominate me, or at least vote fo

deserve a second chance, putting people in jail and throwing away the key was it wrong for ross ulbrichtnce in life and i think people do deserve that. >> will: as he pointed out it has been a cause among libertarians and now ross ulbricht is free. senator rand paul, thank you for being with us on "the will cain show". 50 minutes from now federal d.e.i. offices will shut down, employees put on paid leave. my friend stephen a. smith joins me on lots, next. can bring out a smile. but it's been a few dog years since she was able to enjoy a smile of her own. good thing aspen dental offers affordable, complete care all in one place. and new patients without insurance get 29 dollar exams and xrays. plus 20% off treatment plans for everyone. loving our patients unconditionally. it's one more way aspen dental is in your corner. lowe's knows it's easier to make the right calls when you have the right team. dak going for it, and he fumbles. brilliant recovery with the lowe's app. he always delivers. and so does the lowe's app. in store. online. our lowe's team has you covered. ♪ rinse it out ♪ ♪ e

ulbricht, who was facing a life sentence for being a major player in the distribution of drugs in thiscountry. >> trump, pledging during his campaign to pardon ulbricht, who had been championed as a hero within the crypto and libertarian communities since his conviction in 2015. trump on tuesday calling the sentence ridiculous. >> this pardon sends the message that the next four years are going to be a very tense relationship between president trump and the department of justice. >> and because these pardons come so early in trump's second term, experts say it could cause chaos. >> how are people in the u.s. attorney's office going to look at this pardon that invested themselves not only in the january 6th prosecutions, but now in the ulbricht silk road prosecution? are they going to feel that they're being undermined by the president, and they're not clear on what their directive will be? >> i think trump's signaling a couple of things with these pardons. one is that he understands his his base, he understands his core supporters, and he wants to follow through on his promises to them

will commute the sentence of ross ulbricht, who has sentence of time served.already served 11 years. we're going to get him home. we're going to get him. >> out. this week, the president lashed out at prosecutors in this case, posting to his truth social site, quote, the scum that worked to convict him were some of the same lunatics who were involved in the modern day weaponization of government against me. he was given two life sentences plus 40 years. ridiculous, unquote. attorneys with the southern district of new york say ulbricht was a drug dealer who exploited people's addictions and contributed to the deaths of at least six young people. and they have, as of now, declined to comment on the presidential pardon. >> other deaths. queen. young and sweet only. 70. >> in our pop culture lead today, a woman who survived the october 7th hamas terrorist massacre at the nova music festival has been chosen to represent israel at this year's eurovision song contest. 24 year old yuval raphael went on to advance to the contest this week with her, with her rendition o

ulbricht, who was facing a life sentence for being a major player in the distribution of drugs in this country. >> trump, pledging during his campaign to pardon ulbricht, who had been championed as a hero within the crypto and libertarian communities since his conviction in 2015. trump on tuesday calling the sentence ridiculous. >> this pardon sends the message that the next four years are going to be a very tense relationship between president trump and the department of justice. >> and because these pardons come so early in trump's second term, experts say it could cause chaos. >> how are people in the u.s. attorney's office going to look at this pardon that invested themselves not only in the january 6th prosecutions, but now in the ulbricht silk road prosecution? are they going to feel that they're being undermined by the president, and they're not clear on what their directive will be? >> i think trump's signaling a couple of things with these pardons. one is that he understands his his base, he understands his core supporters, and he wants to follow through on his promises to the

the president described those who'd put ulbricht behind bars as "scum" and i. lunatics" and mr trump'sncement of huge investment in al infrastructure came in the last few hours and that it could create tens of thousands of jobs. 0ur north america technology correspondent lily jamali gave this analysis i think it's significant. ultimately we're talking about a $500 billion investment over a couple of years but we'll start with that first $100 billion — and these are major players well—known to people here in silicon valley. we're talking about 0pen ai which helped kick off the ai revolution from the consumer perspective with the advent of chatgpt which they make. as well as 0racle, longtime player here, and softbank which is run by masayoshi son, known as masa, and is based injapan and he has forged a pretty close relationship with donald trump. but you know, what we heard is talk of infrastructure, talk of building the data centres that are so critical to powering ai and the development of ai. we heard aboutjobs, which you noted, 100,000 jobs being in the works is what we're promised —

and late today, the president pardoned ross ulbricht, the founder of silk road. that's the underground website for selling drugs. ulbricht had been sentenced to life in prison in 2015 after a high profile prosecution that highlighted the role of the internet in illegal markets, where drug dealers and others reportedly conducted more than $200 million in illicit trade using bitcoin. president trump says he called ulbricht's mother to inform her about the pardon. president trump, also setting his focus on artificial intelligence, announcing a $500 billion investment to build ai infrastructure. the announcement comes on the same day the president rolled back ai guardrails put in place by former president joe biden. ktvu lamonica peters reports tonight on the effect it could have here in the bay area. it is a story we hope to have for you a little bit later on tonight in this newscast. now, still to come here at 11, an election office in oregon vandalized. coming up in tonight's west coast rap, the search for those responsible and the damage left behind. also a major

and now to ross ulbricht, who founded a dark web marketplace.er signing a raft of executive orders on inauguration day, he used his first full day in office to announce what he called "the biggest ai project in history". stargate is a new us—based artificial—intelligence company formed by three technology giants. a new american company that will invest $500 billion, at least, in al infrastructure in the united states and excessive". 0ur north america correspondent merlyn thomas reports on donald trump's first full day in office. nice to see you. some very familiar faces. president trump is back — and wants to make sure everyone knows. we had a great first term, but we're going to have an even better second term and i think we're going to do things that people will be shocked at. and many have been shocked at the presidential pardons so far. first, nearly all the january 6th rioters. and now to ross ulbricht, who founded a dark web marketplace. after signing a raft of executive orders on inauguration day, he used his first full day in office to a

and called the prosecutors involved in ulbricht's conviction scum. accusing them of weaponisation of government against him during his time in office. for its part, the southern district of new york declined to comment on the pardon, as did preet bharara. just ahead here on cnn news central, we are following the breaking news out of nashville, where two students were shot at antioch high school. the latest details after this quick break. >> listen to chasing. >> life. >> with me. >> doctor sanjay. >> gupta. wherever you. >> get your podcasts. >> tap into etsy for original and affordable home in style pieces like lighting under $150 to brighten your vibe for under $100, put your best look forward with vintage jackets or pick up custom shelving for under 50 to make space without emptying your pockets, and get cozy with linen robes for 75 or less. for affordable home and style finds to help you welcome whatever's next. etsy has it. >> are you one of the millions of americans who suffer from an upset stomach after a big meal? try pepto-bismol. unlike som

to a sentence of time served. >> libertarians love them some russ ulbricht. here's the thing. you hear what trump said there? commute his sentence to time served. but he didn't just commute a sentence, which, by the way, might have actually even been defensible, or commute it to a shorter sentence ten years, 15 years. he issued a total pardon for a guy who facilitated the sale of an estimated $200 million of illegal drugs. when he gets. >> up in. >> front of a microphone and pretends to be upset about kids dying of overdoses like they have been in record numbers, and they were in record numbers under his administration. do you really believe he's that upset about it when he goes and pardons this guy? on day one, a guy who was facilitating opioids, getting into the veins of thousands of people. do you think he cares? it was, of course, a straight political pro quo. don't take my word for it. take donald trump's. i just called the mother of ross, william ulbricht, to let her know that in honor of her and the libertarian movement, which supported me so strongly,

on his first day or second day, trump gave a full pardon to a guy named ross ulbricht. that man is the creator of the silk road marketplace. it is one of the biggest illegal drug markets in american history. >> but when it was running. federal prosecutors say the website known as silk road was. the internet's biggest bazaar. for illegal drugs, including heroin, cocaine, lsd and methamphetamine. the fbi says this ad from the site offered high quality heroin. >> all rock. >> conveniently vacuum sealed. >> prosecutors say. >> ulbricht called. himself dread pirate roberts. >> after a. >> character in a movie. they also accused him of offering money to have a user of the. site killed, who was threatening to expose it, but investigators say that was never carried out. >> again, one of the largest drug traffickers in american history. i think it's fair to say. right. a jury found not guilty on all seven counts. he was sentenced to two life terms, plus 40 years without parole, plus a fine of $183 million. but the silk road guy has a cult following among libertarians and crypto

the bitcoin pioneer pardon donald trump announcing that ross ulbricht will go from life in prison to time served. he's the guy who created a dark web black market called silk road and used it to sell drugs and launder money. plus, we'll be live outside the d.c. jail where more than a dozen january 6th rioters are still waiting to be released. after that blanket pardon from trump. what one man who rammed a pipe at police officers said just moments after getting out. and more on that. breaking news. in tennessee, two students shot at their high school in antioch, according to senior law enforcement officials briefed on the incident. we'll have the latest from nashville. also getting the memo, a directive just obtained by nbc news, was sent to the doj workforce, calling on them to prosecute local officials who resist, obstruct or otherwise fail to comply with deportation orders. our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments. we begin with the controversy surrounding trump's latest pardon of a man who ran a major site on the dark web. let's bring in nbc news senior

and yesterday donald trump pardoned ross ulbricht, the creator of $1 billion, billion dollar dark webketplace called silk road, which one fbi agent described as the amazon of the criminal drug trade. the website used cryptocurrency, which was enough to make this worldwide drug dealer a hero of the cryptocurrency cult that donald trump is now a leader of. after first opposing cryptocurrency. ross ulbricht's website promised users encryption and anonymity to buy and sell anything and everything, including heroin. in 2015, a federal criminal jury found ross ulbricht guilty of all seven counts against him, including conspiring to distribute narcotics and conspiring to commit money laundering and what's known as a kingpin charge crimes that earned him multiple life sentences. during his sentencing, a federal judge also found there was, quote, ample and unambiguous evidence that ross ulbricht commissioned murder for hire, paying for hits on at least five people who threatened his criminal empire. that man was in prison during donald trump's first term, and donald trump did not pardon the wo

trump pledged during his campaign to pardon ulbricht.e was championed as a hero in the crypto and libertarian communities. but prosecutors say the silk road was the most sophisticated and extensive criminal marketplace on the internet. today, president trump announced a new investment worth up to $500 billion to help advance artificial intelligence. the leaders of san francisco based openai, santa clara founded oracle, and softbank joined him at the white house. the three companies are partnering to build new data centers as part of the project, called stargate. oracle chairman larry ellison says the construction is already underway. >> the first of them are under construction in texas. each building is a half 1,000,000ft■. there are ten buildings currently, you know, currently being built, but that will expand to 20 and other locations beyond the abilene location, which is which is our first location. >> for months, ai leaders have been warning that more data centers, chips and resources that run them are needed in order to advance the

trump pledged during his campaign to pardon ulbricht.richt was was championed as a hero in the crypto and libertarian communities. but prosecutors say the silk road was the most sophisticated and extensive criminal marketplace on the internet. >> now it's your morning money report on the first full day of the trump administration. wall street surged. all three major indices shot up, with the dow up by more than 500 points. but what does it mean for the long term? what can we expect and how can you protect your money? with president trump promising tariffs on china and tax cuts for americans, there are a lot of unknowns about how that could affect the economy. abc seven news anchor dan ashley spoke with george noceti, a bay area financial expert with morgan stanley. >> well, here we are with president trump in office once again, he's off to a fast start with a lot of executive actions being signed. the question will be what impact they will have immediately on californians. >> well, it was interesting. the president's inaugural address wa

ross ulbricht. ulbricht was sentenced to life in prison in 2015.mpaign to pardon him. ulbricht was championed as a hero in the crypto and libertarian communities, but prosecutors say the silk road was the most sophisticated and extensive criminal marketplace on the internet. bart is facing a lawsuit because of the death of a woman who was pushed in frof a train last year. a man allegedly pushed 74 year old corazon dandan to her death at the powell street station. her family told abc seven news she was heading home from her night shift as a phone operator at the marriott in union square. attorneys plan to announce the lawsuit at 1030 this morning at that station. the suit claims bart is responsible for allowing crime at its stations and trains. >> in today's gma first look, police have arrested four people in connection with the burglary of cincinnati bengals quarterback joe burrows home during a monday night football game. here's abc news reporter will reeve. >> in this morning's gma first look, a major development in one of the nfl's superstar bur

trump pledged during his campaign to pardon ulbricht.s championed as a hero in the crypto and libertarian communities. but prosecutors say the silk road was the most sophisticated and extensive criminal marketplace on the internet. today, president trump announced a new investment worth up to $500 billion to help advance artificial intelligence. the leaders of san francisco based openai, santa clara founded oracle, and softbank joined him at the white house. the three companies are partnering to build new data centers as part of the project, called stargate. oracle chairman larry ellison says the construction is already underway. >> the first of them are under construction in texas. each building is a half 1,000,000ft■. there are ten buildings currently, you know, currently being built, but that will expand to 20 and other locations beyond the abilene location, which is which is our first location. >> for months, ai leaders have been warning that more data centers, chips and resources that run them are needed in order to advance the tech

ulbricht undercuts the legitimacy of the claim that what mr. trump is worried about is drug trafficking because if drug trafficking is bad it's not only bad at the southern border, it's bad when somebody sets up a drug trafficking market, leading to overdose deaths of individuals. and this is an action that is water under the bridge. there's nothing that can be done about it now. but if the only thing that can be done is to put it on the public record so that people can be aware less than 24 hours after this emergency declaration this drug trafficker was pardoned, i feel like that's an important thing that needs to be made visible to the american public. and with that, mr. president, i yield the floor. a senator: mr. president. the presiding officer: i now recognize the senator from vermont. mr. welch: thank you. like all of us, i was enormously relieved by the announcement of a cease-fire in gaza. the gradual release of hostages, and a surge in humanitarian aid for the two million desperate palestinians who are trapped inside gaza. and despite

ross ulbricht. he ran a website called silk road if you've ever been. well, everyone's been on amazon the way you would go on amazon and order soap or a book. people go on silk road and order hundreds of millions of dollars of drugs, of hacking activities, of all sorts. it was a marketplace for crime. and he was tried to a jury. he was convicted on all counts. the judge sentenced him to life, and now he is out for this purely, almost overtly political rationale by donald trump. i think it completely undermines what doj is all about. and he's letting go a very dangerous individual. >> he's also fulfilling a campaign promise. he went to the libertarian party convention. they are for drug legalization. they wanted him released. and so he's following through. >> aaron, what is pulling john bolton secret service detail accomplish other than possibly putting him in danger? i mean, does it is it to send a message to people who criticize the president? >> i don't know the inner thinking that made that decision, but if john bolton needs. security protection, bec

ulbricht undercuts the legitimacy of the claim that what mr. trump is worried about is drug trafficking because if drug trafficking is bad it's not only bad at the southern border, it's bad when somebody sets up a drug trafficking market, leading to overdose deaths of individuals. and this is an action that is water under the bridge. there's nothing that can be done about it now. but if the only thing that can be done is to put it on the public record so that people can be aware less than 24 hours after this emergency declaration this drug trafficker was pardoned, i feel like that's an important thing that needs to be made visible to the american public. and with that, mr. president, i yield the floor. a senator: mr. president. the presiding officer: i now recognize the senator from vermont. mr. welch: thank you. like all of us, i was enormously relieved by the announcement of a cease-fire in gaza. the gradual release of hostages, and a surge in humanitarian aid for the two million desperate palestinians who are trapped inside gaza. and despite

. >> and late today, the president pardoned ross ulbricht, the founder of the silk road, an underground website for selling drugs. ulbricht had been sentenced to life in prison back in 2015 after a high profile prosecution that highlighted the role of the internet when it comes to illegal markets. coming up on ktvu news at 630, candidates lining up to be the next district attorney in alameda county. plus, stopping human trafficking, why so much attention is being directed at the bay area in the nths and dales says it is saddened to announce that it will be closing its flagship store at the san francisco center on market street this coming spring. the store has been at the location for nearly 20 years. bloomingdale's other bay area locations, palo alto and san jose, will remain open. a stabbing suspect seen on body cam video. being bitten by a police canine has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the city of san jose and the police department. san jose police say they were called to investigate a reported stabbing at an apartment complex in 2023. police say the suspect, fernando

and now to ross ulbricht, who founded a dark web marketplace. a raft of executive orders on inauguration day, he used his first full day in office to announce what he called "the biggest ai project in history". stargate is a new us—based artificial—intelligence company formed by three technology giants. a new american company that will invest $500 billion, at least, in al infrastructure in the united states and very, very quickly, moving very rapidly, creating over 100,000 american jobs almost immediately. the planned announcement turned into a more off—the—cuff press conference. are you open to elon buying tiktok? i would be if he wanted to buy it, yeah. on your inauguration... i'd like larry to buy it, too. i have the right to make a deal. never — by the way, russia never would have gone into ukraine. i had a very strong understanding with putin. earlier that day, president trump attended an inaugural prayer service. 0ccasionally, clergy are subtle in their sermons to new presidents. but not this time. millions have put their trust in you. and

and now to ross ulbricht, who founded a dark web marketplace.fter signing a raft of executive orders on inauguration day, he used his first full day in office to announce what he called "the biggest ai project in history". stargate is a new us—based artificial—intelligence company formed by three technology giants. a new american company that will invest $500 billion, at least, in al infrastructure in the united states and very, very quickly, moving very rapidly, creating over 100,000 american jobs almost immediately. the planned announcement turned into a more off—the—cuff press conference. are you open to elon buying tiktok? i would be if he wanted to buy it, yeah. i'd like larry to buy it, too. i have the right to make a deal. never — by the way, russia never would have gone into ukraine. i had a very strong understanding with putin. earlier that day, president trump attended an inaugural prayer service. 0ccasionally, clergy are subtle in their sermons to new presidents. but not this time. millions have put their trust in you. and, as you tol

and now to ross ulbricht, who founded a dark web marketplace.fter signing a raft of executive orders on inauguration day, he used his first full day in office to announce what he called "the biggest ai project in history". stargate is a new us—based artificial—intelligence company formed by three technology giants. a new american company that will invest $500 billion, at least, in al infrastructure in the united states and very, very quickly, moving very rapidly, creating over 100,000 american jobs almost immediately. the planned announcement turned into a more off—the—cuff press conference. are you open to elon buying tiktok? i would be if he wanted to buy it, yeah. on your inauguration... i'd like larry to buy it, too. i have the right to make a deal. never — by the way, russia never would have gone into ukraine. i had a very strong understanding with putin. earlier that day, president trump attended an inaugural prayer service. 0ccasionally, clergy are subtle in their sermons to new presidents. but not this time. millions have put their trust

ulbricht was 11 years into serving a life sentence before the president's pardon. a break in a multi-state investigation into high profile home burglaries targeting professional athletes. four men have now been arrested in ohio. the arrests may be tied to the break in at the home of cincinnati bengals quarterback joe burrow, according to a criminal complaint. an old lsu shirt and a bengals hat were found in the suspect's car. all right. still ahead on cnn this morning, president donald trump throwing tiktok a lifeline. but how long could it last? democratic congressman jake auchincloss will join us to discuss how the president is handling the tiktok ban and other sweeping actions in the opening days of his presidency. plus, the department of homeland security now announcing new guidelines allowing immigration raids in sensitive places. >> we're going to force the immigration law. >> if they're in the country illegally, they have a problem. it's not okay to enter this country illegally. >> kobe believed in himself at the youngest possible age. >> it's one of the mos

president trump has pardoned the founder of the silk road dark web e-commerce site, ross ulbricht had been serving a life sentence. he was found guilty almost ten years ago of money laundering and drug trafficking. serious charges. ulbricht was an early enthusiast of bitcoin, and some activists in that community did push for his release. happening now, a new blaze is spreading across southern california. it erupted east of los angeles county overnight, fueled by resurgent santa ana winds. officials say the fire is not threatening structures at this time, and it is spreading fairly slowly. no mandatory evacuation orders are in effect. and new this morning, lawyers for actor and director justin baldoni have released footage from the set of it ends with us, in an attempt to refute sexual harassment claims that actress blake lively made in a lawsuit. lively is suing baldoni, alleging harassment on set. baldoni has denied all claims. >> i can't bear. >> it on you today. >> i'm probably getting a spray tan on you. it smells good. >> well, it's not that. it's my body makeup. >> but show noth

the following day, ross ulbricht was also pardoned.o commit drug trafficking, money laundering and computer hacking. on this, donald trump posted, "the scum that worked "to convict him were some of the same lunatics "who were involved in the modern day weaponisation of "government against me. "he was given two life sentences plus a0 years. "ridiculous," said the president. and on his return to power, there's one word that donald trump has been using a lot. and i will win for you. we are going to win like never before. right now, donald trump is winning. he's president. and his political success rests in part on a sense of grievance that america's institutions are against him and can't be trusted. but with each attack on the justice system, with each pardon, faith in the fairness of american justice is being tested and the distinction between law and politics becomes harder to make out. saturday night is burns night — across scotland many are gathering to celebrate the life and work of robert burns sitting down to haggis, neeps, and tat

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this in the new york times, trump pardons creator of silk road drug marketplace, ross aldrich -- ulbrichtcreated a site to sell heroin, cocaine and other illicit substances. it says that mr. trump fulfilled the promise he made repeatedly on the campaign trail i see accorded political contributions from the crypto industry, which spent more than $100 million to influence the outcome of the election, bitcoin pioneer, age 40, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in 2015, after he was convicted on charges that included distributing products of the internet. and this is beverly from ohio, democrat. good morning. caller: hello. i'm very upset of his pardons of the january 6 people. they destroyed the capital. they did millions of dollars of damage, and he pardoned them and they wounded and almost killed the policeman, and then, he is going after what he calls illegal aliens if they steal something, and he says they came from prison and insane asylums. that is absolutely false and not true. and he pardoned all the january 6 people, and then he is going after these mi