CZ was pardoned by Trump, and he thought his legal troubles with the U.S. were over. But just as he turned around, he became a focus of the Democrats’ investigation.

With the Democrats gaining ground in the midterm elections, Congress is likely to subject the pardon to stricter scrutiny. The Trump family’s business dealings with the crypto industry will be impossible to avoid.

Of course, being investigated does not mean the pardon will be overturned. But once the investigation gets underway, he will still have to bear the legal and public-opinion pressure.

What’s really worth considering is this: Was this simply a routine judicial pardon, or are there deeper ties between politics and capital behind it? Can one pardon really let CZ completely escape this political storm in the U.S.?