https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz7e0jve875o

Since nobody else seems to know, this was a campaign promise Trump made at the Libertarian National Convention to buy their votes. Ulbricht was a big issue for them, for some reason.

So, Trump didn’t exactly select the guy himself.

He also said no to pardoning Snowden, which would have been sweet.

But the real question is: What was he pardoned FOR? What does Trump expect in return?