Brian Barrett
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first heard Apr 2026
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She was convicted for seven years.
So she might have a better shot because it does feel like these pardons are largely transactional.
Or at least I would say Donald Trump, I don't think it's controversial to say, is a transactional kind of guy.
And so, you know, this could be a reward.
On the SBF front, just to go back to that quickly, the reason I was a little surprised is because on the one hand, Trump loves crypto and has sort of shown a willingness to pardon other crypto people.
Like there have been a few high-profile crypto pardons.
Yeah, Ross.
We had Binance.
But he's shown a willingness to let crypto crimes off the hook.
But as you were talking, I remembered also a big part of SBF's deal was he gave a ton of money to Democratic causes and Democratic politicians.
I think not necessarily because of any deeply held political feeling, but at the time it seemed like the winning horse to back.
Before we go to break, we've got two shorter news updates for you.
First, SpaceX's acquisition of the AI coding assistant startup Cursor on Tuesday, pretty soon after its IPO.
SpaceX announced that it was officially closing the deal for $60 billion.
The agreement follows an option that SpaceX secured back in April, which gave it the right to either pay roughly $10 billion for a partnership or acquire the company for $60 billion later in the year.
They went the second route, obviously, but why?
Why'd they do it?
What was up with the timing, Zoe?
Especially when SpaceX is, again, worth on paper $1.75 trillion, right?
And if you're making stock deals, you can afford to spend a lot.
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