Pardoned Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao Slams ‘False’ Trump Family Link Allegations, Calls Pardon Total Surprise: ‘It Just Happened’
Posted On November 9, 2025
Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao stated that he had no connections to President Donald Trump or his sons and described his recent pardon as a “surprise,” pushing back against reports that linked his release to political or business favors.
Zhao Denies Deal With Trump Sons’ Crypto Firm
On Friday, in an interview with Fox News’s Bret Baier on Special Report, Zhao dismissed claims that he or his representatives pursued a deal with World Liberty Financial, the cryptocurrency company led by Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump.
“There’s no deal, there has never been any discussions,” Zhao said. “It’s as simple as that.”
He called the reports “categorically false” and said his lawyers had submitted a clemency petition months earlier without any indication it would be approved.
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