Donald Trump offered to sit out presidential election for $5bn, book claims

[Dulcinea]

Donald Trump was prepared to quit the US presidential election race for $5bn, it has been claimed.

Representatives of the former president are said to have floated the figure when they were approached by accused cryptocurrency fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried.

Mr Bankman-Fried was “exploring the legality” of buying off Mr Trump to ensure he didn’t stand in the 2020 election, according to a new book.

The claim was made in an extract from Going Infinite by the author Michael Lewis, which chronicles the rise and fall Mr Bankman-Fried. Mr Lewis, who also wrote The Big Short and Moneyball, spent over two years speaking to 31-year-old Mr Bankman-Fried, who became a billionaire after founding trading platform FTX but now faces the prospect of life in jail.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/donald-trump-offered-sit-presidential-101208512.html?.tsrc=daily_mail&uh_test=0_00

[Walleye]

1. Makes me wonder how much Putin paid him to stay in the race

[gab13by13]

2. The vast majority of the American people will never hear this.

[mucifer]

3. The author was interviewed on 60 Minutes last night

Fascinating interview. I am sure not many saw it.


https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ftx-founder-sam-bankman-fried-michael-lewis-book-60-minutes-transcript/

It’s insane how much power billionaires have.

This is one more example.

However it’s interesting that the one who tried to take down trump probably will be in prison for life.

Seems that he initially had good intentions and had no idea what he was doing and went nuts on the money and power aspect of his dreams of how to make a better world.

[CTyankee]

4. That interview gave me chills...

[mahina]

5. Cant miss a chance to share The Fifth Risk

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I could listen to Michael Lewis all day.

His podcast is great too, though he has been on hiatus as he completes the book on SBF you referenced.

Thanks for the post.

[Freddie]

6. I can make a small contribution!

[Paladin]

7. Would have been worth every penny---if it hadn't been a lie.

And you know damn fucking well that's what it would have been: Just another trump lie.

[Aristus]

8. MAn, can you imagine the floodgates of scams this would open if they had gone through with it?

Every half-wit, chuzzlewit, and fuckwit in the country is going to want us to pay them to not run for President.