Sam Bankman-Fried wanted to pay Donald Trump not to run for office. The price? $5 billion, says his biographer.

Sun, 10/01/2023 - 22:16

A split photo of Sam Bankman-Fried and Donald Trump. — Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced founder of FTX, made large political donations to Democrats and Republicans.
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Sam Bankman-Fried, the FTX founder, is in jail and faces several federal charges.
At one point, Bankman-Fried was also a significant donor to Democrats and Republicans.
He looked into whether he could pay Donald Trump not to run in 2024, Michael Lewis wrote.

Sam Bankman-Fried, former CEO of FTX, once wondered if it would be legal to pay Donald Trump not to run for office in 2024 and how much it would cost, according to Michael Lewis.