Donald Trump Denies Knowing Binance Founder He Pardoned
November 3, 2025
10:24 am
US President Donald Trump has claimed he does not know who Changpeng Zhao, the cryptocurrency billionaire and founder of Binance, is, even though he granted him a presidential pardon last month.
The comment came during an interview on CBS News’ 60 Minutes broadcast on Sunday, where Trump was asked why he pardoned Zhao despite prosecutors warning that the businessman’s actions had caused “significant harm to US national security.”
‘’Okay, are you ready? I don’t know who he is,” Trump said. “I have no idea who he is. I was told he was a victim of a witch hunt by …
