- Sam Bankman Fried didn't want Donald Trump to be president.
- According to Pack, the convicted crypto ally wanted Tom Brady to run against Trump in the Republican primary.
- SBF and Brady were reportedly close, but so were Brady and Trump.
Pack said Sam Bankman Fried dreamed of replacing Donald Trump with Tom Brady as the 2024 Republican presidential candidate.
This is not Bankman Fried's first reported plan to eliminate Trump as a candidate. Biographer Michael Lewis A notorious crypto ally said he once asked President Trump if he could pay a defendant, a former reality star and current plaintiff in four criminal cases, for a failure to prosecute.
Pack said the previously unreported plan was planned shortly before FTX's collapse and involved pitting Trump against Trump. his friend and “great guy” Tom Brady;
Bankman Fried has directed his “team” to research what Americans think about Brady as a presidential candidate, Pack reported, citing two anonymous sources. . Two sources who spoke with Pac claimed that SBF also communicated his ideas regarding the former NFL quarterback to those around him.
“During this conversation, Sam didn't get into anything specific beyond saying that Brady is a great, good-looking guy and believes he can win,” Pack wrote.
Pack also reported, citing “a person who was briefed directly by Sam,” that Bankman Freed “expressed this desire directly to Mr. Brady” in a private conversation.
Representatives for Brady and Bankman Freed did not immediately respond to Business Insider's requests for comment sent outside of normal business hours.
Brady and Bankman Fried reportedly liked each other, according to Lewis. “Worshipped'' Bankman Freed. The two also worked together with Bankman Freed. Pay Brady $55 million This is to promote the now-defunct virtual currency exchange company FTX.
Mr. Brady was the subject of a class action lawsuit over his company's advertising. Lewis said in an interview on “60 Minutes” that Brady was “angry” with SBF following the FTX collapse and subsequent Bankman Freed indictment.
but, brady and trump It also has a long history. Their relationship became public in 2001, when the former president approached Brady for a trial. miss usa contest. Mr. Brady agreed, and Mr. Trump personally flew him out in 2002. Take a private jet to Idaho.
Since then, the two have complimented each other in interviews. Brady called Trump a “good friend,” and Trump once asked his daughter Ivanka Trump out on a date with the football player.
Representatives for Trump and Ivanka Trump did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Business Insider outside of normal business hours.
