Trump Pardons David Gentile While Sam Bankman-Fried Remains Unpardoned

President Donald Trump continues to issue pardons, this time releasing David Gentile, a private equity executive who defrauded thousands of individuals and was sentenced to seven years in prison. His actions raise questions about the President’s pardon decisions, especially given his decision not to grant clemency to Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF). Predictably, traders are pricing SBF’s chances of receiving a presidential pardon at only 2% and 4%, respectively on Polymarket and Kalshi. These odds reflect the skepticism surrounding SBF’s potential pardon from the same President he financially supported during his campaigns.