PANews reported on January 31 that according to Bloomberg, according to a person familiar with the matter, the parents of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried are meeting with lawyers and other characters in Trump's circle and are trying to seek Trump's pardon for SBF. According to the person, Sam Bankman-Fried's parents have held meetings with lawyers and other people who are considered close to Trump in recent weeks to discuss the pardon of SBF, 32, who was sentenced to 25 years in prison for fraud. It is not clear whether the White House has been contacted.