Former FTX co-CEO Ryan Salame claims his Republican campaign contributions led to unjust charges and contrasted his case with SBF’s.
Ryan Salame, the former co-CEO of FTX Digital Markets, said that the United States government unfairly targeted him because of his support for the Republican Party.
On Oct. 10, Tucker Carlson released an interview featuring Salame a day after the former FTX executive requested a judge to delay his self-surrender date by roughly two months on medical grounds.
Speaking to Carlson, Salame alleged he was wrongly charged with “campaign finance violations” for donating to the Republican Party. He highlighted how his convicted colleagues like FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, who “helped get Biden elected,” were never charged with the same violation. He shared his perspective:
