"after exhausting her appeals, Elizabeth Holmes is seeking clemency and early release from President Trump, who seems to dole out such pardons willy-nilly, so she might get lucky. Setting aside the fact that Trump's own billionaire friends, like Betsy DeVos, were among those defrauded by Elizabeth Holmes and her criminal boondoggle known as Theranos, Trump may just take pity on the pretty blonde lady behind bars, convicted in a Bay Area federal court, because he doesn't much believe in courts, or the concept of "fraud.""
"It's not clear when the petition was filed, but Holmes became quite active on X via a surrogate on the outside in late 2025, tweeting about evidentiary issues in her trial, in her opinion, that should exonerate her. And many surmised that Holmes's sudden social media activity, and previous, obsequious praise of Trump on the same platform, was a clear sign that she was angling for a pardon."
After exhausting appeals, Elizabeth Holmes filed a clemency petition with the Department of Justice's Office of the Pardon Attorney; the petition is listed as pending. Holmes became active on X via a surrogate in late 2025, tweeting about evidentiary issues she says should exonerate her. She previously praised President Trump on social media, and commentators view her moves as efforts to secure a pardon. Holmes sought a two-year sentence reduction, gave a high-profile interview about prison life, and gave birth shortly before beginning her term. She was sentenced in late 2022 to eleven years and is serving time at Federal Prison Camp Bryan, Texas.
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