The Samourai devs have still not been freed. So we must try harder!

OverviewOverview

Below is a plan which may help. Plus, we¹ plan to give away $30,000 to help make it succeed.

Here are our advantages:

1. The Samourai [so-called] “crimes” are weak. Most people believe that software developers should not be locked up with murders, thieves, and trouble-makers. The Samourai devs already have widespread support among Bitcoiners.
2. Crypto has a large voting block: 50+ million American voters. Many of these are “up for grabs” – because they are stubborn libertarians and independents. Midterms are coming – and Trump will want a popular mandate (so that he can continue to govern by executive order).
3. The pardon itself would cost Trump very little, politically. Trump has already pardoned CZ and Ross Ulbricht – as well as Jan 6 rioters, etc. So, the political marginal cost is near-zero and is probably negative. (This implies that the bottleneck is Trump’s time and attention and awareness of the case.)
4. We can probably team up with other beleaguered folk in need of pardon – this maximizes the size of our coalition, while keeping the cost to Trump low.
5. Many of these pardons would lead (indirectly) to financial benefit. Mostly in the form of fines that no longer need to be paid.

And here is our strategy:

1. Prepare – lay the groundwork for a successful pardon.
2. Pitch – make our case… to Trump’s supporters.
3. Iterate & Endure – test our preparations against reality, refine them, and keep trying!