FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried Pushes New Trial Narrative With Disputed Claims on X
Sam Bankman-Fried is using X to promote a new trial narrative, but his claims conflict with court records and established facts.Summary
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has initiated a public campaign on X to support his request for a new trial, framing himself as a victim of political "lawfare" and alleging misconduct by prosecutors and judicial bias.
However, a review of his posts reveals several factual inaccuracies. For instance, his claim that Judge Lewis Kaplan imposed a gag order on him and Donald Trump is inaccurate; Kaplan presided over Trump's civil case with conduct limits, while SBF's criminal gag order resulted from pretrial release violations. Furthermore, Bankman-Fried repeats the argument that FTX "was always solvent," a claim previously rejected by the jury that found customer assets were misused.
He also mischaracterizes prosecutorial actions, falsely claiming prosecutor Danielle Sassoon was fired by Trump when she resigned after refusing a DOJ directive in an unrelated case. Finally, while alleging the DOJ targeted him due to his political opposition to Gary Gensler or his crypto lobbying, courts based their rulings on evidence, and SBF himself donated to Joe Biden's campaign.
(Source：BeInCrypto)