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Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes asks Trump to commute her prison sentence

By Thomson Reuters Jan 21, 2026 | 3:37 PM

WASHINGTON, Jan 21 (Reuters) – Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes ‍has asked President Donald Trump to commute her sentence after she ‌was convicted ‌of defrauding investors in her now-defunct blood-testing startup that was once valued ​at $9 billion, a notice on ‍the ​Justice Department website ​showed.

The U.S. Justice ‍Department’s Office of the Pardon Attorney lists the status of her ‍commutation request, which was made last year, ‍as ‍pending.

The White ​House did ​not ⁠immediately respond to ‌a request for comment.

(Reporting by Jasper Ward in Washington, Editing by Bhargav ⁠Acharya)