Trump says he doesn’t know CZ - seriously?

[Viscore]

So Trump claims he “doesn’t know” CZ, the same guy he pardoned after pleading guilty for money-laundering violations tied to Binance. That’s a bit hard to believe, right? It’s starting to look like another case of him trying to dodge responsibility when things get messy.

I’m not saying I hate the guy, but come on, how do you pardon someone you supposedly “don’t know”? Either he’s lying again, or someone in his circle is doing deals he’s pretending not to notice.

Do you think this is just politics as usual, or is it something deeper tied to his crypto interests?
https://cryptonews.com/news/trump-says-he-doesnt-know-cz-despite-pardoning-him-brushes-off-questions-on-binance-ties/

[Charles-Tim]

It is very possible Trump may not know CZ.

Do not get me wrong, Trump knows him but in a way they might have businesses together. When Trump shit tokens (Trump and Melania meme coins) where lauched, I saw the coin listed almost immediately on all the exchanges that I know. In fact, Trump coin can be used on Stake.com and Stake.us for deposit and withdraw.

I do not know why almost all crypto businesses are accepting these shitcoins than the exchanges see it as a means to make more money and Trump is very influential for now because it is the United States president.

I think it was CZ that wanted favour from Trump by listing all his tokens but not only Binance that did so, all the exchanges that I know all listed Trump, Melania, USD1 and WLFI.

I am neither a fan of Trump nor CZ, but I just give such opinion the way I think it is in reality.

[Viscore]

It is very possible Trump may not know CZ.

No, its not possible. 

[buwaytress]

Where I come from, only the King (who has some powers, limited as they may be) can pardon deathrow inmates. It happens on rare occassion. Believe me, pardons come from the top all the time without anyone knowing anyone intimately.

But believe me, this pardon comes with strings attached. Getting to know each other probably wasn't one of the strings.

It's crypto. I send Bitcoin and receive from people I hardly know online. Used to earn for years from an anonymous source who paid me through a third party.

[Cookdata]

So Trump claims he “doesn’t know” CZ, the same guy he pardoned after pleading guilty for money-laundering violations tied to Binance. That’s a bit hard to believe, right? It’s starting to look like another case of him trying to dodge responsibility when things get messy.

I’m not saying I hate the guy, but come on, how do you pardon someone you supposedly “don’t know”? Either he’s lying again, or someone in his circle is doing deals he’s pretending not to notice.

Do you think this is just politics as usual, or is it something deeper tied to his crypto interests?
https://cryptonews.com/news/trump-says-he-doesnt-know-cz-despite-pardoning-him-brushes-off-questions-on-binance-ties/

Trump is a bring paper and sign guy, don't be surprised that CZ pardon was orchestrated by his cycle that are enriching their self because he knows nothing about Bitcoin. The same filthy mouth he was using to say bad things about Bitcoin in his first time is the same strategy he used to win back Bitcoin community and they all fell for it, typical political man I must say, this one too isn't new, you can see every one is licking his feet just to get favoura from him.

How fast he went silent on Bitcoin reserve, look at the shitcoins his family member have all gave to everyone and I'm surprised people are using their hard earn money to buy a coin that 80% of its supply is been controlled by the cycle, such a shame crypto is becoming/became.

[stadus]

His statement clearly shows that he knows him. It’s impossible to pardon someone facing serious charges and fined billions, then claim you don’t even know the person. That alone suggests there’s some kind of connection or under-the-table deal between him and CZ.

Trump’s obsession with power is obvious , he acts like he’s the most powerful man in the world, making bold decisions without caring about the impact on others. So it’s hard to believe that he really doesn’t know him.

[tsaroz]

So Trump claims he “doesn’t know” CZ, the same guy he pardoned after pleading guilty for money-laundering violations tied to Binance. That’s a bit hard to believe, right? It’s starting to look like another case of him trying to dodge responsibility when things get messy.

I’m not saying I hate the guy, but come on, how do you pardon someone you supposedly “don’t know”? Either he’s lying again, or someone in his circle is doing deals he’s pretending not to notice.

Do you think this is just politics as usual, or is it something deeper tied to his crypto interests?
https://cryptonews.com/news/trump-says-he-doesnt-know-cz-despite-pardoning-him-brushes-off-questions-on-binance-ties/

I don't think Trump and CZ are crypto scammer buddies but Trump's policies are surely intended towards making crypto more mainstream and CZ might have been abandoned due to the changing focus on crypto regulations.
Also, Pardoning is not individually handled by the President itself. There's a dedicated team that looks at pardoning depending and in case of US its the Office of the Pardon Attorney.
They work under the Attorney General, who in this case is a fully political appointment done by the President himself.
So, it could be either or both. The Office of Pardon Attorney could have drafted the names of people who should be pardoned and the ones that would benefit the US and or the US Government and the Attorney General (Pamela Bondi) might have just signed it and so did Trump. But it could also have been initiated by Pamela Bondi or Trump himself.

[Taskford]

So Trump claims he “doesn’t know” CZ, the same guy he pardoned after pleading guilty for money-laundering violations tied to Binance. That’s a bit hard to believe, right? It’s starting to look like another case of him trying to dodge responsibility when things get messy.

I’m not saying I hate the guy, but come on, how do you pardon someone you supposedly “don’t know”? Either he’s lying again, or someone in his circle is doing deals he’s pretending not to notice.

Do you think this is just politics as usual, or is it something deeper tied to his crypto interests?
https://cryptonews.com/news/trump-says-he-doesnt-know-cz-despite-pardoning-him-brushes-off-questions-on-binance-ties/

Its possible that he didn't know CZ personally, but he have knowledge that CZ is big figure on crypto industry.

This is maybe the reason on why Trump pardon him to leave a statement to crypto users that he's not joking around when he say that he want to became friendly with this industry.

There are notable crypto figures has been pardoned by Trump so don't get surprised about these situation since maybe this is the way of Trump to catch the attention of million voters which use crypto.

[Darker45]

It is very possible Trump may not know CZ.

No, its not possible. 

It is. Trump doesn't have to know CZ, or he might only know CZ as we know him, somebody influential in the crypto business. But his business partners or associates and possibly family members surely know CZ. Otherwise, how could certain deals be struck between their business and personal interests? How could Binance help develop the Trump family's stablecoin without that connection? But it doesn't have to be Donald himself. It's even possible he doesn't know what a meme coin is despite having one.

[hopenotlate]

I don't think this belongs to Bitcoin discussion board but more to politics and society one.
Anyway I would simply add it to the long list of lies he now tells on a daily basis.

[Viscore]

It is very possible Trump may not know CZ.

No, its not possible. 

It is. Trump doesn't have to know CZ, or he might only know CZ as we know him, somebody influential in the crypto business. But his business partners or associates and possibly family members surely know CZ. Otherwise, how could certain deals be struck between their business and personal interests? How could Binance help develop the Trump family's stablecoin without that connection? But it doesn't have to be Donald himself. It's even possible he doesn't know what a meme coin is despite having one.

CZ being the richest int he crypto world as per this list https://www.bankrate.com/investing/richest-crypto-billionaires/

its impossible Trump does not know him when during his campaign he promise to bring positive news in the crypto market.

[franky1]

pardons are not meant for just best friends. you are not suppose to know someone to the closeness of a best friend as that would be favouritism to only use pardons for friends/acquaintances

yes knowing of their case. knowing the practicalities of the charges and stuff, ofcourse.. to make a determined decision to pardon someone you need to know of the case they were found guilty of. but thats way different to "knowing someone"

i dont think trump/CZ were in same same friend group/social clubs. but trump should atleast know of the charges, mitigating circumstances and why a pardon is worthy.. or atleast had informed recommendations from his advisors(son)

[LOVER BOY 422]

So Trump claims he “doesn’t know” CZ, the same guy he pardoned after pleading guilty for money-laundering violations tied to Binance. That’s a bit hard to believe, right? It’s starting to look like another case of him trying to dodge responsibility when things get messy.

I’m not saying I hate the guy, but come on, how do you pardon someone you supposedly “don’t know”? Either he’s lying again, or someone in his circle is doing deals he’s pretending not to notice.

Do you think this is just politics as usual, or is it something deeper tied to his crypto interests?
https://cryptonews.com/news/trump-says-he-doesnt-know-cz-despite-pardoning-him-brushes-off-questions-on-binance-ties/

Yes of course trump has eaten bribe about this guy cases or someone he listen to has put mouth in that matter ,why would he said he don't know him,but all the same let's just watch and see how it plays out for them.

[o48o]

So Trump claims he “doesn’t know” CZ, the same guy he pardoned after pleading guilty for money-laundering violations tied to Binance. That’s a bit hard to believe, right? It’s starting to look like another case of him trying to dodge responsibility when things get messy.

I’m not saying I hate the guy, but come on, how do you pardon someone you supposedly “don’t know”? Either he’s lying again, or someone in his circle is doing deals he’s pretending not to notice.

Do you think this is just politics as usual, or is it something deeper tied to his crypto interests?
https://cryptonews.com/news/trump-says-he-doesnt-know-cz-despite-pardoning-him-brushes-off-questions-on-binance-ties/

When it suits him, he definitely knows someone, and is good friends with them personally, making up stories and praising them for praising him.

When it doesn't. He never really knew much about them. He talks about them being crazy leftist lunatics and picks them a nickname as a childish "dominance" move.

He clearly pardoned CZ because he gave so much money to him, and now he has been told that looks really bad for him, so he is distancing himself in eyes of the press as long as necessary.

[OgNasty]

It is a little bit shocking that a President could pardon someone without knowing who they are...  It shows how much Trump relies on the people around him to make decisions.  I don't think this is uncommon either.  Do a google search or contact some lawyers and you will find that pardons come with a price tag.  Not just Presidential pardons either.  Governors are cheap (around $30,000) to buy pardons from (if you believe lawyer advertisements) and I'm sure that pardons are available at every level of government for a price. 

Still...  This is not a good look for Trump.  Even though Biden probably couldn't name 5% of the people he pardoned (I'd bet on it).

[programmer3666]

yea bro! i swear that statement definitely sounds hard to believe in a million years to come but it is kind of a pattern with Trump when something becomes controversial, he quickly distances himself from it. saying he doesn’t know CZ after a presidential pardon feels more like political damage control than truth! i wouldn’t be surprised if someone in his team handled the whole thing quietly and now he is just trying to act unaware of it. politics and crypto money can mix in strange ways so maybe there is more going on behind the scenes than we are being told

[passwordnow]

He probably just looked at the pardon papers and just based it on how things went. But I don't think that he's got no idea of who CZ is. He's in crypto as he has always said and aware of the richest in his country. Binance has got a US dedicated platform for their US citizens so I wonder why he has said that. But giving him the benefit of the doubt, it's also possible that he truly doesn't know him and just don't want further drama to stop people's speculations. There is no need to make things big just because Trump has said that.