Incarcerated fraudster Martin Shkreli says he can cure coronavirus if he's released from prison

“I am asking for a brief furlough (3 months) to assist in research work on COVID-19,” he writes, adding that this temporary freedom won’t be a treat. “Being released to the post-COVID world is no solace to even the incarcerated.”

This loony gambit of his reads like a invitation for a full pardon (following the three months… or even much sooner!) regardless of any contribution he could possibly make. I smell an inside game being played here by a friend or friends of Shkreli with influence on the Hill.