Conservative commentator Tucker Carlson spoke with FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried from prison as he serves his extended sentence for fraud and other crimes, touching on a variety of topics from the Democratic Party to how he feels about spending decades locked up.
A jury convicted Bankman-Fried in 2023, with the court sentencing the then-32-year-old to 25 years in prison. He appealed his sentence in April 2024.
Bankman-Fried has not spoken much with the media since being imprisoned, and Carlson’s nearly 45-minute chat with the FTX founder divulged many details about him and others.
Here’s some of what Bankman-Fried revealed during the interview.
What it’s like in prison
Bankman-Fried described prison as “dystopian” and said he feels like time is “amorphous” there, given that the days blend
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