I've definitely seen several people claim it on HN. Almost invariably, such comments were downvoted into oblivion though, or had replies basically saying something along the lines of "what crack are you smoking?"
and several similar comments scattered throughout, that Dems will pardon him. So yes, delusion on HN is quite real. And crypto news attracts a deeply paranoid, cynical sort of mind, who have seen a glimpse of some big conspiracy and can't let go of it.
I have seen a some posters on HN and a lot of posters else where trying to use this case to bash the Democratic party. It very annoying because they never provide evidence to back up their claims.
You also see a lot of people bashing Sam Bankman-Fried’s parents or accusing them of committing crimes without providing any evidence.
Some specific links to comments:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33909026
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33908850