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.'
Addressing Trump's claims about the pardon of Binance founder
FactCheck.org · Secondary report
- Link
- https://www.factcheck.org/2025/11/addressing-trumps-claims-about-the-pardon-of-binance-founder
- Publication date
- Not captured — November 2025; exact date not captured in the research pass.
- Accessed
- 2026-07-21
- Last verified
- 2026-07-21
- Type
- fact_check
- Notes
- Rates Trump's 'I don't know who he is' statement as contradicted by the documented Binance–World Liberty Financial business entanglements.