The trial of Elizabeth Holmes (Theranos)[sentenced to 11+ yrs, 18Nov2022]

IDK, he’s described as “heir to a chain of hotels”, but further googling indicates it’s 3 hotels or so, not 500. His net worth is supposedly $10 million - if that’s anywhere near accurate he’d have to bankrupt himself to get Trump even slightly interested.

ETA: They’re really, really nice hotels Evans Hotels Brand Portfolio | San Diego & La Jolla Resort Hotels but that’s still not going to get you to have enough disposable income to buy a pardon.

At least some of his pardons, I’m convinced, are being issued out of mere whim or impulsiveness. He might see a story about her on Fox News and just decide to do it.

Here’s the calculus - if she hurt a high profile someone with the Theranos debacle, and that someone said a mean thing about Trump, then he will favor pardoning her. If she said something nice about Trump, then that’s just the cherry on top.