In a 60 Minutes interview, President Donald Trump is told that CZ pleaded guilty in 2023 to violating anti-money laundering laws, and that the government said he let groups like Hamas move millions of dollars. The interviewer notes that Binance helped facilitate a $2 billion purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin in 2025 before the pardon. Asked about the appearance of pay for play, Trump says he knows nothing about it and that "my sons are into it."
The receipt
- Who
- President Donald Trump
- Where
- interview - 60 Minutes, Mar-a-Lago
- Original footage
- 60 Minutes · watch the full video from this moment
- Length
- 55 seconds, unedited within the cut
Read the transcript
He pled guilty in 2023 to violating anti -money laundering laws. The government at the time said that CZ had caused significant harm to U .S. national security, essentially by allowing terrorist groups like Hamas to move millions of dollars around. Why did you pardon him? Okay, are you ready? I don't know who he is. I know he got a four -month sentence or something like that, and I heard it was a Biden witch hunt. In 2025, his crypto exchange Binance helped facilitate a $2 billion purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. And then, you pardoned CZ. How do you address the appearance of pay for play? Well, here's the thing. I know nothing about it because I'm too busy doing the other. But he got a part? I can only tell you this. My sons are into it. I'm glad they are because it's probably a great industry crypto.
Machine transcript of the clip's audio; names are checked, small words may differ.