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Sam Bankman-Fried Considered Paying Trump $5B Not to Run for President: Book

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The disgraced crypto tycoon allegedly went as far as “exploring the legality” of such a payoff.

Dan Ladden-Hall
Dan Ladden-Hall 

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Former FTX Chief Executive Sam Bankman-Fried, who faces fraud charges over the collapse of the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange, leaves following a hearing at Manhattan federal court in New York City, Jan. 3, 2023.
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