CZ’s Lawyer Responds to Claims Behind Binance Founder CZ’s Pardon by Donald Trump
2025-11-16 22:05
Allegations that Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) paid for the presidential pardon he received from US President Donald Trump have been categorically denied by Zhao’s lawyer, Teresa Goody Guillen. Speaking on the Pomp Podcast, hosted by crypto investor Anthony Pompliano, Goody Guillen said that such a deal “will never happen.” Pompliano asked during the program whether Trump controlled a secret Bitcoin wallet and whether CZ or Binance had paid into it in exchange for the pardon. Goody Guillen called this claim baseless, noting the transparency of blockchain transactions. “If something like this happened, it would have been visible on the blockchain. CZ is not like that,” he said. Following Trump's re-election last year, Binance's relationship with the Trump family was reportedly strengthened. Around the same time, CZ, who was serving a four-month prison sentence, requested and was granted a presidential pardon. These developments fueled suspicions of a “conflict of interests”...
