Trump pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao amid documented business ties between Binance and the family's stablecoin
Zhao's team paid a Trump-connected lobbying firm $1.3 million; Trump later said of Zhao, 'I don't know who he is.'
Executive Grant of Clemency — Changpeng Zhao (pardon warrant)
U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the Pardon Attorney · Primary record
- Link
- https://www.justice.gov/pardon/media/1416576/dl?inline
- Publication date
- 2025-10-21
- Accessed
- 2026-07-21
- Last verified
- 2026-07-21
- Type
- pardon_warrant
- Document ID
- DOJ-pardon-1416576
- Notes
- Full pardon signed October 21, 2025.