Trump's DOJ is not falling for Sam Bankman-Fried's MAGA makeover on X Ever since Donald Trump took office and declared himself a "pro-crypto president," FTX's disgraced founder, Sam Bankman-Fried, has been working to convince the administration that he's a Republican now. The former Democratic megadonor apparently hopes that a right-wing pivot might help him escape a [25-year prison sentence][1] ordered after Joe Biden's Department of Justice proved he stole more than $8 billion from customers of his cryptocurrency exchange. These days, Bankman-Fried frequently praises Trump's policies and quotes his Truth Social posts on X, where his bio confirms that posts are: "SBF's words. Posted through a proxy." He also regularly rants against Democrats, including Biden officials who, he claimed in a [motion][2] for a new trial, intimidated FTX employees into lying on the stand or refusing to testify in order to take down Bankman-Fried as a political foe. [Read full article][3] [Comments][4] [1]: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/03/ftx-fraudster… [2]: https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/US… [3]: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/03/trumps-doj-is… [4]: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/03/trumps-doj-is… Sam Bankman-Fried, disgraced co-founder of FTX. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/03/trumps-doj-is…