For many people, Sam is a more relevant adversary than the Department of Corrections.
1. A disgraced crypto bro trying to throw a hail mary to get out of prison
2. An authoritarian state growing by leaps and bounds daily
Again as a rational person, which of these two is more serious and therefore warranting action (even at the level of constructing good faith interpretations)?
I am not relitigating his conviction here. I am assessing the relative threat were he to succeed and be pardoned. Simple.