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Elizabeth Holmes retweets Trump post as she angles for presidential pardon: ‘We are winning’

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Fernández, J. (2026, September 26). Elizabeth Holmes retweets Trump post as she angles for presidential pardon: ‘We are winning’. The Independent. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/elizabeth-holmes-trump-pardon-b3056909.html

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The Independent · collected 2026-09-26 · by Jasmine Fernández

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Elizabeth Holmes retweeted a video by former President Donald Trump highlighting his administration's achievements and added the caption "We are winning." This comes as a documentary about her conviction for fraud is set to be released next month. Holmes, who was convicted in 2022 and sentenced to 11 years for misleading investors with false claims about Theranos’s blood-testing technology, has also posted cryptic messages on social media expressing anger at those putting her child's safety at risk and showing support for Trump. She submitted a petition for clemency last December which is still pending.
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Elizabeth Holmes, founder of the defunct blood-testing company Theranos, retweeted a video from Donald Trump on her X account with the caption "We are winning," suggesting she is endorsing him or aligning herself politically. This action comes as a documentary about Holmes and her family is set to be released in theaters on October 16. The post also includes an AI-generated image of Holmes standing near a burning bridge, accompanied by a message expressing anger over threats to her child's health and safety. Holmes' X account bio states that posts are "mostly my words, posted by others," hinting at the potential involvement of supporters in managing her social media presence.

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The Federal Prison Camp in Bryan, Texas has housed several other high-profile inmates, including Ghislaine Maxwell, who was transferred there last summer, and “The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” cast member Jen Shah, who completed her six-year wire fraud sentence in August.
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🔮 Fielder’s film, which will be released in theaters October 16, follows Holmes and her family as she prepares to go to prison.

Claims (21 extracted, 0 hedged)

Log in Elizabeth Holmes has posted a cryptic message on social media appearing to endorse President Donald Trump as comedian Nathan Fielder’s documentary about the convicted Theranos founder is scheduled to hit theaters next month. asserted
documentary → log → theaters
On Friday, Holmes’ X account retweeted a video posted by Trump which highlighted his administration’s achievements and added the caption: “We are winning.” asserted
We → retweete → caption
Holmes’ X account notes in its bio that posts are “mostly my words, posted by others.” asserted
posts → note → others
It was one of several posts shared in this week as the trailer for “You Can See Everything” was released. asserted
You → share → Everything
In one post, the account shared an AI-generated image of Holmes standing in front of a burning bridge. asserted
Holmes → share → bridge
“I don’t get angry often,” the post reads. asserted
post → get → ?
People put my child’s health and safety at risk. asserted
People → put → risk
They knowingly and consciously chose this path. asserted
They → choose → path
If protecting my child means burning bridges, I’ll burn them to light the way. asserted
I → protect → way
I'll grab the match tomorrow.” asserted
I → grab → match
Another post featured a photo of her holding her baby on a boat with the caption: “Idk, here's me on an airboat.” asserted
me → feature → airboat
Holmes was convicted in January 2022 and sentenced to 11 years in prison after defrauding investors out of millions of dollars over lies about her biotech company’s blood-testing capabilities. asserted
Holmes → convict → capabilities
Fielder’s film, which will be released in theaters October 16, follows Holmes and her family as she prepares to go to prison. asserted
she → release → prison
Holmes has remained a subject of ongoing cultural fascination after she went from Silicon Valley icon and the youngest self-made female billionaire to convicted felon following the implosion of Theranos. asserted
she → remain → Theranos
New reports have also emerged that the 42-year-old is scheduled to move from the minimum-security Federal Prison Camp in Bryan, Texas, to a halfway house next summer. asserted
old → emerge → house
There is no evidence indicating that the Trump administration intervened in her scheduled halfway house transfer. asserted
administration → be → transfer
However, Holmes formally submitted a petition for clemency to the Justice Department’s Office of the Pardon Attorney last December, which remains listed as pending. asserted
which → submit → Attorney
Promotional footage for the documentary, which premiered at the Telluride Film Festival, shows Fielder directly questioning Holmes and her partner, hotel heir William Evans, about the fraud allegations and their relationship. asserted
Fielder → premier → allegations
In one clip, Fielder asks Holmes if she believes she did anything wrong, to which she replies, “I did not.” asserted
I → ask → which
In another exchange, Fielder asks Evans if he ever worried Holmes was “scamming” him due to his family’s wealth, to which Evans replies: “A hundred percent, but what did she have to gain from me?” asserted
she → ask → me
The Federal Prison Camp in Bryan, Texas has housed several other high-profile inmates, including Ghislaine Maxwell, who was transferred there last summer, and “The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” cast member Jen Shah, who completed her six-year wire fraud sentence in August. asserted
who → house → August
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