$BTC Bitcoin Cash advocate Roger Ver has made a public plea to President Trump to commute his tax evasion charges.
Bitcoin adopter Roger Ver has launched a social media campaign pleading with US President Donald Trump to pardon his tax evasion and mail fraud charges, claiming he is the victim of “lawfare” — just like recently pardoned Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht and Trump himself.
Currently awaiting extradition to the US, Ver says he faces “109 years” behind bars for crimes he did not commit. In his view, US authorities unjustly pursued him.
However, crypto proponents appear divided over whether Ver deserves a pardon. Some argue he did commit these crimes and that his character is what makes him worthy of the sheer size of the punishment.
“No one deserves to spend life in prison for tax evasion,” one X user wrote. “But Roger has definitely earned it.”
Tesla founder Elon Musk feels that Ver’s denouncement of his US citizenship makes him unworthy of a pardon. “Roger Ver gave up his US citizenship. No pardon for Ver,” he posted on Jan. 26. In the moments that followed, the Bitcoin Cash
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founder’s odds of a pardon plummeted on prediction market Polymarket.
Since then, Ver has released several videos maintaining his innocence and calling upon Trump to pardon him, creating a fierce divide between his supporters and those who feel that Ver’s claims are all for show.
