• Sam Bankman-Fried has posted a series of claims on X that attempt to reframe his FTX conviction as politically motivated.
• Several of the statements conflict with court records, including claims about gag orders, solvency, and prosecutorial actions.
• The posts align closely with Trump-era “lawfare” narratives as Bankman-Fried seeks a new trial from prison.

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has launched a fresh public campaign on X that appears aimed at reinforcing his request for a new trial. However, several of the claims he is using to argue his innocence conflict with court records and established facts.

The posts, published days after filings seeking a retrial, frame Bankman-Fried as a victim of politically motivated “lawfare,” alleging misconduct by prosecutors, judicial bias, and retaliation against former FTX executives.

Yet, a review of the claims shows repeated factual errors and logical gaps.

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Claims of Gag Orders and Judicial Bias

Bankman-Fried claims both he and Donald Trump were “gagged” by Judge Lewis Kaplan.

Court records show this comparison is inaccurate. Kaplan presided over Trump’s civil defamation case and imposed courtroom conduct limits, not a formal public gag order.

In reality, Trump’s criminal gag orders were issued by other judges in unrelated cases.

In contrast, Bankman-Fried was subject to a criminal gag order after repeated violations of pretrial release conditions — a standard judicial response.

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