President Trump has sought to distance himself from Binance founder Changpeng Zhao after facing backlash for pardoning the cryptocurrency billionaire, whose company has had business dealings with the Trump family’s digital finance venture.

The president’s comments have revived scrutiny of his family’s financial interest in the crypto industry and Trump’s own repeated claims that then-President Biden was not aware of who he was pardoning at the end of his term.

In an interview with “60 Minutes” aired Sunday, Trump insisted he did not know Zhao personally in response to questions about his family’s involvement with Binance and whether it amounted to corruption.

“OK, are you ready? I don't know who he is,” Trump said, when asked by correspondent Norah O’Donnell why he pardoned Zhao. “I kno

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