Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried’s chances of receiving a presidential pardon are looking increasingly unlikely. 

In a Thursday interview, President Donald Trump told The New York Times that he has no intention of pardoning Bankman-Fried, grouping him with other high-profile figures like Sean “Diddy” Combs whom he declined to consider.

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Trump’s stance towards the FTX founder stands in contrast to his more sympathetic posture toward other figures tied to the crypto ecosystem, most notably Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht.

Bankman-Fried has meanwhile appeared to reposition his political alignment, writing on microblogging website GETTR last October that his 2022 arrest was politically motivated and coincided with a shift in his political donations toward Republicans.

More recently, posts on X attributed to Bankman-Fried — likely shared on his behalf given his incarceration — suggest an effort to curry favor with Trump.

The President’s comments indicate those overtures have so far failed to gain traction.