Sam Bankman-Fried alleged he was arrested to block his testimony on a pending crypto bill, accusing regulators of political motives and evidence tampering.

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Posted October 15, 2025 at 9:41 am EST.

 Sam Bankman-Fried, former CEO of FTX who is currently incarcerated, has posted on X again, with the post supposedly made on his behalf by a friend with his login details.

The X post links out to Gettr, a social media platform popular among users who claim censorship on mainstream sites like X and Facebook.

“In 2020, I was center-left. By 2022—having seen Gensler/Biden’s DOJ on crypto—I was a centrist, and (privately) donated tens of millions to Republicans,” read Bankman-Fried’s post on Gettr. 

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“Weeks later, Biden’s anti-crypto SEC/DOJ went after me. They had me arrested weeks before the crypto bill I was working on was set for a vote—and the night before I was set to testify before Congress.”

Bankman-Fried’s post went on to claim that former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler had “conveniently lost” messages that Republicans demanded Gensler turn over around the timing of his arrest.