Sam Bankman-Fried cozies up to Trump and Elon Musk

Sam Bankman-Fried speaks out on politics and appeal in interview from prison
The founder of defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried, has spoken out about politics in his first interview since being behind bars. The FTX founder was sentenced to 25 years in prison in March 2024, with the interview taking place through a telephone line from Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center to New York The Sun.
Sam Bankman-Fried Conducts First Prison Interview, Discusses FTX Repayments
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried conducted his first prison interview, seeking a presidential pardon from Trump while maintaining FTX's solvency and criticizing the Biden administration, as the exchange begins repaying customers at 2022 cryptocurrency prices.
Sam Bankman-Fried cozies up to Trump and Elon Musk as FTX cofounder reportedly looks for pardon: ‘I don’t think anyone was guilty’
In interviews with the New York Sun, the former crypto billionaire criticized the judge who presided over his trial as well as a case against Donald Trump.
FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried Says He Shares Common Enemies With Trump, Slams Biden For 'Political Censorship'
In his first prison interview, Sam Bankman-Fried said his conviction was among the cases of "prosecutorial overreach" as implemented by the Biden administration.
Sam Bankman-Fried Urges Trump for Pardon in His First Interview from Prison
FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried seeks a pardon from Trump, claiming Biden’s anti-crypto stance led to his conviction. Will his plea be considered?
Sam Bankman-Fried Courts Trump, Musk in Bid for Clemency
The jailed FTX co-founder is attempting to rebrand himself as a man wronged by a political system he now rejects.
Sam Bankman-Fried rips Biden over ‘politicization’ of DOJ, warms to Trump: ‘Republican Party was far more reasonable’
Sam Bankman-Fried ripped the Biden administration for its “politicization” of the Justice Department and expressed sympathy for President Donald Trump in a recent jailhouse interview. The disgraced FTX fraudster,
Exclusive: Sam Bankman-Fried, Phoning the Sun From Jail, Rebuffs ‘Center-Left’ Politics — and Signals Sympathy With Trump
The Sun is publishing 45 minutes of telephone interviews with the FTX founder, the first since he has been behind bars.
Sam Bankman-Fried Slams Biden's Crypto Policies As 'Incredibly Destructive' While Aligning With Trump — Looking For A Pardon?
Fried, who is currently serving a 25-year sentence for the FTX scam, shared his disapproval of the previous Joe Biden ...
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Bankman-Fried is hoping that he can appeal his case or secure a pardon from President Trump.
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Sam Bankman-Fried’s parents appealing to Trump to pardon their beloved son: report
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – AUGUST 11: Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried arrives for a bail hearing ... who is serving a 25-year prison sentence for fraud, the Daily Beast reported, citing Bloomberg.