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The prosecution was carried out under the Biden administration, which aggressively targeted the crypto industry and sought to establish guardrails to prevent the flow of crypto for criminal purposes.
The Trump White House seeks to contrast Trump with Biden.
Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt says Zhao was prosecuted in the previous administration's, quote, war on cryptocurrency.
In 2024, Trump ran on pro-crypto policies, and his family runs multiple crypto-related businesses, including crypto platform World Liberty Financial.
Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR News, the White House.
Over the weekend, Israel announced it had launched new strikes on Gaza, accusing Hamas of breaching the ceasefire.
Acknowledging the new violence, Vance accused some in the news media of having a, quote, desire to root for failure.
Vance also said that if Hamas does not cooperate in the ceasefire process, they will be, quote, obliterated.
Vance was joined by Middle East Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, both of whom helped negotiate the ceasefire.
Now he goes back to Washington to handle multiple ongoing challenges.
The government shutdown has entered its 14th day with no resolution in sight.
Trump is also ratcheting up his trade war with China.
On Friday, he announced massive new 100% tariffs on Chinese goods.
That's in addition to steep tariffs he has already imposed.
The trade war has raised prices and hurt U.S.
Trump applauded the deal at the Israeli Knesset.