Sam Bankman-Fried’s Parents Explore Seeking Trump Pardon for Son

The parents of FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried are exploring ways to secure a pardon for the onetime crypto billionaire from President Donald Trump, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Stanford Law School Professors Joseph Bankman and Barbara Fried had meetings in recent weeks with lawyers and other figures considered to be in Trump’s orbit about clemency for their 32-year-old son, who was sentenced to 25 years in prison for fraud, the person said. It’s unclear if outreach has been made to the White House.

Sam Bankman-Fried leaves court in New York in 2023.

Photographer: Yuki Iwamura/Bloomberg

Bankman and Fried declined to comment. A lawyer for Bankman-Fried, who’s also ...