President Donald Trump commutes Ross Ulbricht's prison sentence to time served

President Donald Trump pardoned Ross Ulbricht for his role in founding and operating the dark web marketplace Silk Road .

Trump made a promise at the Libertarian Party's National Convention in May to release Ulbicht from prison.

Trump 's promise was widely seen as an attempt to appeal to those parts of the anti-establishment coalition he put together on his way to his return to the White House .

One just favor for libertarians does not a libertarian administration make, especially not one so dedicated to hobbling free trade, punishing the press, rounding up peaceful immigrants, and pursuing autarkist nationalist industrial policy. But Trump 's coming through on this promise makes a huge difference for one man who did not deserve to spend the rest of his life in prison, and deserves justified applause..