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.'
How Binance's founder lobbied his way to a pardon
Politico · Secondary report
- Link
- https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/25/binance-zhao-pardon-lobby-00621788
- Publication date
- 2025-10-25
- Accessed
- 2026-07-21
- Last verified
- 2026-07-21
- Type
- news_report
- Notes
- Documents the Checkpoint Government Systems lobbying engagement.