It was claimed that Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX, made a $5 billion offer to Donald Trump so that he would not run for the US presidency.
Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), the former CEO of FTX, which was revealed to have used customer funds and had a huge $8 billion hole in its balance sheet when it went bankrupt, will appear before the judge tomorrow.
Released ahead of the SBF’s highly anticipated hearing. Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New TycoonMichael Lewis, author of the book, said, “Sam thought Donald Trump should be paid to prevent him from running for president, and he was wondering how much it would cost.”
“While FTX was crashing, the offer was still on the agenda”
According to Lewis, this move by SBF is not surprising to those who know him. Moreover, Lewis said that SBF continued to make this offer to Trump even as FTX was headed for collapse: “They were still having these conversations when FTX exploded.”
According to Lewis, SBF claimed that Trump was trying to undermine democracy in the United States.
lol what??
SBF was trying to pay Trump $5 billion not to run again. pic.twitter.com/ffbmfI3R9F
— Brad Michelson (@BradMichelson) October 2, 2023
