Sam Bankman-Fried Alleges Political Payback After Donating to Republicans

Sam Bankman-Fried, the former FTX CEO, claims his 2022 arrest was politically motivated after he donated millions to Republicans. He alleges the Biden administration’s SEC and DOJ targeted him to prevent his congressional testimony. The revelation follows reports that former SEC Chair Gary Gensler’s government phone was wiped, erasing messages tied to the period surrounding FTX’s collapse. The post Sam Bankman-Fried Alleges Political Payback After Donating to Republicans first appeared on The Shib Daily source: https://news.shib.io/2025/10/16/sam-bankman-fried-alleges-political-payback-after-donating-to-republicans/