CAPTURE: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/08/sam-bankman-fried-files-formal-request-for-presidential-pardon-.html  (Claude-in-Chrome, 2026-07-04)
"Sam Bankman-Fried files formal request for Trump pardon" — CNBC, June 8, 2026.
Key reported facts: SBF formally submitted a presidential-pardon request per the DOJ Office of the Pardon Attorney website; serving 25-year federal sentence for the FTX/Alameda fraud; DOJ records list the "pardon after completion of sentence" request as submitted in 2026 and pending; Trump told the NYT in January he had "no intention of pardoning" several high-profile people including Bankman-Fried; 1,400+ pardons/commutations in Trump's second term incl. 1,200+ Jan. 6 cases; White House declined comment.