WATCH: Fallen FTX CEO Attempted To Bribe President Trump?

A lot of controversy surrounds former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried and his role in American politics.

It is widely known that the disgraced co-founder of the FTX exchange was a top donor to both political parties during his reign as one of the kings of crypto.

However, the story goes even deeper—with some sources alleging that Bankman-Fried was tied up in a complex web of money laundering that involved the Democrat Party and Ukraine.

We are now seeing that plot thicken with new rumors appearing in biographer Michael Lewis’ upcoming book “Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon.”

According to Lewis, Bankman-Fried was allegedly going to offer the 45th President $5 billion to not run for President—a deal that obviously never went through.

Lewis then goes on to say that he wasn’t really sure if SBF’s team ever spoke directly to the Trump team or even made the offer. So, right now these are just unconfirmed rumors with no weight to them.

Michael Lewis recently appeared on 60 Minutes to outline the claims made in his upcoming book:

Joe Concha joined Jesse Watters of Fox News to discuss the allegations made in Micheal Lewis’ “Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon.”

Joined Jesse last night to discuss a new book that says Sam Bankman-Fried wanted to bribe Donald Trump not to run in 2024 to the tune of $5 billion dollars. Video: https://t.co/aiEHLndZyg

— Joe Concha (@JoeConchaTV) October 3, 2023

CBS News provided a transcript of the 60 Minutes interview and quoted Lewis:

“That only shocks you if you don’t know Sam. (laughs) Sam’s thinking, “We could pay Donald Trump not to run for president. Like, how much would it take?”

He was floated– there was a number that was kicking around.

And the number that was kicking around when I was talking to Sam about this was $5 billion, Sam was not sure that number came directly from Trump.”

Concerned Americans were rightly critical of the claims and pointed out that such bribery schemes are nothing new in the world of politics. The general sentiment was that this is why no one trusts U.S. elections anymore.

Garbage person Sam Bankman-Fried wanted to bribe Trump not to run in 2020.

Surprising that some rich asshole like SBF wants to buyoff politicians and control America's fate? Not at all.

The corruption and flooding the USA with illegals will be our undoing. Late Rome by 2040. pic.twitter.com/rEUSAcKCte

— America Actually (@AmerikaActually) October 3, 2023

Biographer: Sam Bankman-Fried Sought to Pay Trump $5 Billion Not to Run for Reelection#TWGRP

Oh the things one discovers‼️

It is near impossible to bribe someone set on saving AMERICA‼️♥️🇺🇸 https://t.co/o6GN1vrBsJ

— Queen Lou 3 (@dizzyizzu) October 3, 2023

Breitbart had more details:

The biographer also noted that Bankman-Fried questioned if paying a politician to withdraw from a race was legal.

“They were still having these conversations when FTX blew up,” he said.

Lewis said that the alleged transaction never happened because Bankman-Fried did not have $5 billion “anymore.”