Ross Ulbricht, the recently pardoned mastermind behind the Silk Road online black market, posted a video Thursday praising Donald Trump and thanking him for his release. “Let it be known that Donald Trump is a man of his word,

Ulbricht was given two life sentences, plus 40 years for running a site that allegedly facilitated $183m in drug sales.

Ulbricht, who used the nom de plume “Dread Pirate Roberts” to hide his identity, was sentenced in 2015 to life in prison.