Former FTX chief Sam Bankman-Fried leaves the Federal Courthouse following a bail hearing ahead of his October trial, in New York City on July 26, 2023.
Sam Bankman-Fried.
  • Prosecutors say Sam Bankman-Fried donated $100 million to politicians using FTX funds.
  • New evidence from an FTX executive indicates that was intended to gain favorable influence.
  • Messages from Ryan Salame quoted in a court filing say SBF wanted "to weed out anti-crypto" politicians.

New evidence that prosecutors want to use against Sam Bankman-Fried details how one high-ranking FTX executive knew that his boss' political donations were designed to gain favorable influence in Washington D.C.