Disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes is hoping President Donald Trump will help her get out of prison early.
Holmes, the founder of Theranos, which is the now defunct blood testing start-up asked President Trump to release her from prison.
“Elizabeth Holmes has been auditioning for this for months because her social media posts have been very favorable to Trump and his administration and I think she’s doing that to curry favor to try to get this sentence commuted,” said Steven Clark, a legal analyst.
She was convicted in 2022 of defrauding investors.
A U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of the Pardon attorney said Holmes sought to commute her more than 11-year sentence last year, and her request remains pending.
In an earlier post on the “x” account Wednesday, it read “We are continuing to fight for my innocence”, adding “The fight against weaponization of our justice system is just beginning.”
“She is saying ‘I wasn’t treated fairly in my trial’, and that is something that resonates really well with the president because he feels he’s been victimized in many ways he the legal system and the department of justice,” Clark said.
Legal analysts say if Holmes is granted a commutation, she would still owe the $452 million dollars in restitution. But if she was pardoned, that obligation wouldn’t apply.
NBC News reached out to the white house and attorneys for Holmes but has not received an answer.
Holmes otherwise is scheduled for release in December 2031.
