Trump pardons dark web marketplace 'Silk Road' creator Ulbricht
US President Donald Trump has pardoned Ross William Ulbricht, who created dark web marketplace 'Silk Road'. "The scum that worked to convict him were some of the same lunatics who were involved in the modern-day weaponisation of government against me," Trump said. Ulbricht was convicted in 2015 on charges including drug trafficking and money laundering, and sentenced to life imprisonment.