Not going to happen, try as he may.
The SCOTUS has ruled that a “Pardon” is offered, the recipient must accept the pardon. Acceptance of a pardon admits “Guilt”
You better believe he will hire the best lawyers. My bet is his libertarian peers who are wealthy, will help out on his legal bills. I am not judging him, while saying that Democrats and Deep State have proven. That with proper judge shopping in the right judicial venue, anything can happen. To get luck and 6 billion dollars Bitcoin spilling his/Ross Ulbricht's way. The right judge might split it down the middle. Judges love to do this! And perhaps Ulbricht gets 3 billion dollars of his Bitcoins. That in my book belong to him anyways. No matter what manner of scum he is.
Trump is making crypto very legitimate these days. Which also will helps Ulbricht's case. To retrieve his very early investor Bitcoin wealth.
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The U.S. government seized approximately 144,000 bitcoins from Ulbricht when he was arrested in 2013. At the time of seizure, these bitcoins were valued at around $28.5 million, with each bitcoin worth about $198. However, the government has since sold these bitcoins:
In 2014, the U.S. Marshals Service auctioned off 29,657 bitcoins for an estimated $18 million
The remaining bitcoins were sold for about $48 million, at an average price of $334 each.