According to Tim Pool, who cites a “Trump source” in his X post, former President Donald Trump will announce a commutation of sentence for Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht this evening, May 25, at the Libertarian Party Convention. In a deal said to be brokered by party chair Andrea McArdle, Trump would agree to commute the sentence to time served should he win the presidential election this year, freeing Ulbricht, but not clearing him of any wrongdoing.

Ross Ulbricht founded the Silk Road marketplace in 2011. Through the use of Bitcoin as currency and Tor encryption, Ulbricht or “Dread Pirate Roberts,” as he called himself online, built a black market that became wildly successful. It was akin to an eBay for illegal drugs, complete with vendor ratings and escrow protection. This anonymity made the Silk Road resistant to attempts by law enforcement to shut it down, but federal agents were eventually able to break the site security, leading to Ulbricht’s discovery and arrest.

Ross Ulbricht, a libertarian, was eventually sentenced to double life plus 40 years without parole – all for non-violent offenses. His continued incarceration has been a rallying call for Libertarians, many of whom displayed “Free Ross” signs at the convention on Saturday.