Trump says he's pardoning Ross Ulbricht because he despises the prosecutors and wants to thank the Libertarian movement that rallied for Ulbricht's freedom for voting for Trump.

Libertarian activists, who generally oppose criminal drug policies, argued the government overreached in building its case against Ross Ulbricht and the dark web marketplace Silk Road.

President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he had granted a pardon to Ross William Ulbricht, the founder of the Silk Road dark web marketplace.