PANews reported on January 9th that US President Donald Trump stated in an interview that he has no intention of granting a presidential pardon to former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), who was sentenced for the collapse of FTX. He also explicitly stated that he would not pardon other public figures mentioned by reporters, such as music producer Sean Combs/P. Diddy and former Senator Robert Menendez. This statement effectively rules out the possibility of SBF receiving a presidential pardon, meaning that his sentence and judicial appeal process will still be determined by the court system.