Ross Ulbricht’s first hopes for clemency died when a mob of Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol.Trump had planned to commute the life sentence of the founder of the Silk Road online drug bazaar at the end of his first term,

Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht, who was given two life sentences in 2015, thanks President Donald Trump for giving him a "second chance" with unconditional pardon.

"Donald Trump is a man of his word," the Silk Road founder said in a video published on X hours after release from prison.