PANews reported on December 2 that in response to X user John Lilic's suggestion that President Trump pardon Binance founder Zhao Changpeng (CZ), CZ responded on the X platform, "I have no intention of serving as CEO again, but I definitely don't mind being pardoned." Previously, John Lilic called on Trump to consider pardoning CZ and allowing him to return to the position of Binance CEO to help the crypto industry mature and unleash its potential, and believed that CZ was a victim of a "legal battle."