Jailed FTX ($0.00) co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried is aligning himself with the political right after his downfall, in an apparent bid for a presidential pardon.
Bankman-Fried voiced frustrations with both the Biden administration and the judicial system that convicted him, in an interview with the New York Sun.
The FTX co-founder’s rhetoric has taken a sharp turn toward support for U.S. President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk while serving a 25-year sentence at the Brooklyn prison for defrauding customers of billions of dollars.
“I became really frustrated and disappointed with what I saw of Biden’s administration,” Bankman-Fried said during the 45-minute phone call.
His statement marks a sharp departure from his past as a major Democratic donor, once among the largest backers in the 2020 election cycle.
Bankman-Fried also praised Musk’s “chainsaw approach” to cutting through federal bureaucracy, pointing to the need for an overhaul of inefficient systems.
“Some things actually do need more than a 10% cut,” he said. “They need a 30, 50, 70% [cut], but of course they need t…
