- Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX and now facing a criminal trial on the matter, considered paying former President Donald Trump not to run for president, author Michael Lewis told CBS’s “60 Minutes.”
- Lewis suggested in the interview aired Sunday that Bankman-Fried asked the Trump world how much it would take for the former president not to seek reelection.
- “Sam was not sure that number came directly from Trump,” the best-selling author also said. “He did get an answer. He was floated — there was a number that was kicking around.”
- Lewis said the Bankman-Fried wanted to put a stop to a 2024 Trump White House bid over fears the former president was a threat to democracy.
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Crypto’s Sam Bankman-Fried Considered Paying Trump $5 Billion Not To Run For President
WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 08: CEO of FTX Sam Bankman-Fried testifies during a hearing before the House Financial Services Committee at Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill December 8, 2021 in Washington, DC. The committee held a hearing on "Digital Assets and the Future of Finance: Understanding the Challenges and Benefits of Financial Innovation in the United States." (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
