Former Binance CEO denies report, says “no discussion” with Trump over a presidential pardon

Changpeng Zhao said the Wall Street Journal “got the facts wrong” He believes it’s a “motivated attack” on US President Donald Trump and the residual forces of the “war on crypto” from the last administration at work In 2023, Zhao resigned as Binance’s CEO as part of a plea deal Binance’s former CEO has denied […] The post Former Binance CEO denies report, says “no discussion” with Trump over a presidential pardon appeared first on CoinJournal.

Mar 14, 2025 - 12:04

Former Binance CEO denies report, says “no discussion” with Trump over a presidential pardon

Changpeng Zhao said the Wall Street Journal “got the facts wrong”
He believes it’s a “motivated attack” on US President Donald Trump and the residual forces of the “war on crypto” from the last administration at work
In 2023, Zhao resigned as Binance’s CEO as part of a plea deal

Binance’s former CEO has denied a Wall Street Journal report and said he’s had “no discussions” with US President Donald Trump seeking a presidential pardon.

In a post on X, Changpeng Zhao said, “Sorry to disappoint. The WSJ article got the facts wrong. ” He added that he hasn’t discussed a Binance US deal with the Trump family.

He went on to say that “no felon would mind a pardon, especially being the only one in US history who was ever sentenced to prison for a single BSA [Bank Secrecy Act] charge. Feels like the article is motivated as an attack on the President and crypto, and the residual forces of the “war on crypto” from the last administration are still at work.”

4. Sorry to disappoint. The WSJ article got the facts wrong.
More than 20 people have told me they were asked by the WSJ (and another media), "Can you confirm that CZ made some deal for a pardon?"
They probably asked hundreds of people to have 20 people reach out to me. In… https://t.co/ELyDPmKD3G
— CZ