THE INTERCEPT Trump Just Pardoned … a Corporation? In what may be an American first, President Donald Trump pardoned a company sentenced to $100 million in fines for breaking money laundering laws. Matt Sledge April 2 2025 Amid a flurry of pardons President Donald Trump issued to white-collar criminals last week, one name that has largely escaped notice did not belong to a person at all.In what may have been a first, Trump pardoned a corporation. The company to earn that distinction was a cryptocurrency exchange sentenced to a $100 million fine for violating an anti-money laundering law. The move surprised scholars of presidential pardons, which have traditionally been considered the domain of human beings.
Corporations exist to serve the public. If they’re not doing that, or worse, hurting the public, why should they be let off the hook?
My letter to reps:
I’m appalled that our American President actually “pardoned” a corporation. Especially a shady cryptocurrency company. The failure of our government to hold white collar criminals to account the way that ordinary people are put through the paces is why people are so angry at the system. Something should be put in place to prevent this type of corrupt pardoning of corporations. The whole reason corporations were created as a concept was to protect human beings involved from being accountable and to limit legal liability for individuals involved. Perhaps that needs to end entirely, and we as a society need to start jailing executives for the conduct of the companies they own, operate, or work for. But at a minimum it should be forbidden to pardon a corporation.
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