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		WrongAssumption 8 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ross Ulbricht granted a full pardon That’s an expungement, which is not a power the president has. He can grant a pardon, which is forgiveness, but does not erase that a crime was committed.

ropejumper 8 months ago [–]

You're right, but I meant the consequences for him from this point on, which are essentially as if he hadn't done anything.

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