According to @PANewsCN, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the pardon for Binance founder Changpeng Zhao underwent a standard review before reaching President Trump's desk, and the process was handled with an extremely serious approach (source: @PANewsCN). @PANewsCN also reports that Trump defended the decision on CBS 60 Minutes, saying he does not know Zhao personally; Leavitt clarified this meant there is no private relationship, and she added that the Department of Justice overcharged Zhao, echoing Trump’s criticism of the prior administration (source: @PANewsCN). For traders, this confirms a procedural sign-off rather than a personal favor; monitor BNB spot liquidity, derivatives funding, and Binance exchange flows for sentiment changes following the clarification (context source: @PANewsCN).