TechFlow news — On October 11, according to Cointelegraph, former co-CEO of FTX Digital Markets Ryan Salame said in an interview with Tucker Carlson that the U.S. government is unfairly targeting him due to his support for the Republican Party.
Salame claimed he was wrongly charged with "violating campaign finance regulations" simply because he donated to Republicans. He emphasized that his convicted former colleagues, such as FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), "helped elect Biden," yet never faced similar charges. Salame stated he donated between $20 million and $30 million to Republican candidates, while SBF contributed approximately $60 million to $70 million to Democrats during the 2020 election cycle.
Salame explained that the alleged campaign finance violations stemmed from borrowing money from Alameda for political donations. At the time, legal counsel advised him this practice was lawful. However, he was later accused of orchestrating a "straw donor scheme"—illegally using other people's funds to make political contributions under his own name.
