Bankman-Fried Bashes Biden, Gensler on Tucker Carlson’s Podcast

Samuel Bankman-Fried appeared on former Fox News host Tucker Carlson’s podcast, bashing former President Joe Biden and Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler as his parents seek a pardon from Donald Trump.

Bankman-Fried, who is serving a 25-year sentence over his role in the collapse of his FTX cryptocurrency exchange, said that he was “shocked” by the first two years of Biden’s administration and said that crypto regulation under Gensler was “something of a nightmare.” In contrast, he said on the podcast, released Thursday, that he was hopeful about what he had heard from Trump.

“Obviously, the ...