Elon Musk: "Roger Ver, Asking Trump for Help... Should Not Be Pardoned"

JH Kim

Summary

Elon Musk argued against the pardon of Roger Ver.
Roger Ver requested legal assistance from President Trump.
U.S. prosecutors sought a 109-year prison sentence for Roger Ver.

Roger Ver, the former CEO of Bitcoin.com, who has been indicted on charges of tax evasion amounting to $50 million, has sought help from U.S. President Donald Trump. Meanwhile, Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and head of the U.S. Trump 2nd administration's Department of Government Efficiency (D.O.G.E), argued that Roger Ver should not be pardoned.

Elon Musk explained on his X (formerly Twitter) account, "Roger Ver renounced his U.S. citizenship. Citizenship is a privilege and should not be taken lightly."

Previously, U.S. prosecutors had sought a 109-year prison sentence for Roger Ver. Roger Ver had asked President Trump for help in ending this legal battle so that he could invest in the U.S.

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JH Kim

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