Odaily Planet Daily News Michael Lewis, author of "The Big Short", said in an interview with CBS that SBF had considered paying $5 billion to Trump so that he would no longer run for president of the United States.
Lewis added that the SBF had also been investigating whether this was legal. "Sam's question is not just 'Is paying Trump $5 billion enough to keep him from running?', but 'Is this legal?'"
SBF spokesman Mark Botnick declined to comment on Michael Lewis's remarks. (The Block)
According to previous news in September, Michael Lewis's new book about SBF "Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon" is scheduled to be published on October 3. Multiple sources revealed that Apple purchased the rights to the book for $5 million.