It was claimed that Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), the founder of the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX, was considering offering to pay $ 5 billion to Donald Trump so that he would not run for the US presidency.
Famous ““The Big Short” author of the book michael lewispopular television channel on Sunday on CBS He made remarkable claims in a published interview. Lewis, while SBF was in charge of FTX, former US President Donald Trumpto the presidency not to be a candidate again for 5 billion dollars He suggested that he was considering offering payment.
The author, who bases his claim on the conversations he had with SBF at that time, states that SBF did not accept such a payment. whether it will be legal He added that he also researched:
There was a number floating around. When I talked to Sam about this, this figure was 5 billion dollars. The question on Sam’s mind was not just “Is $5 billion enough to pay Trump not to run for office?” but “Is this legal?”
According to Lewis, SBF criticized Trump in their speech at that time. A personality trying to undermine the US economy He described the former president as on the list of existential risks He emphasized that he was involved.
Former FTX executives, including SBF, were detained during the lawsuit. many times with political donations had come to the fore. US prosecutors allege that SBF targeted both Democratic and Republican members of the party. what he did donationsto the investigation continues.
The new management, which took over FTX after the bankruptcy, lost the total amount made by the former FTX managers, including SBF. $93 million He demanded the return of estimated political donations.