Ryan Salame said the United States targeted him because of Republican donations.

Former CEO of FTX Digital Markets, Ryan Salame, has been unfairly targeted by the US government for supporting the Republican Party.

Salame appeared on an episode of The Tucker Carlson Show that aired on October 10, a day after the former FTX executive asked a judge to delay his surrender date for two months for medical reasons.

Speaking to Carlson, Salame said he was wrongly accused of “campaign finance violations” for donating to the Republican Party. He said his convicted colleagues, including former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, who “helped get Biden elected,” were never charged with similar violations.

“Correct me if I'm wrong here. You have Sam Bankman-Fried, who has been in prison for a long time, but has never been charged with any campaign finance violations. He gave it to the Democrats.

Salame has not been charged with any crimes related to the collapse of crypto exchange FTX. Instead, he faces a campaign finance violation for borrowing money from Alameda Research for political contributions. Salame said he has donated between $20 million and $30 million to Republican candidates.

Donated money obtained illegally

Salameh's lawyers have previously advised him that the borrowed funds he donated were legitimate. But he is accused of orchestrating a scheme of straw donors to illegally make political contributions on behalf of others.

The validity of the second charge of operating without a money transfer license was also questioned.

Salame said Banman-Fried has donated between $60 million and $70 million to Democratic candidates in the 2020 election cycle.

Salameh threatened to investigate the child's mother and said he was pressured by federal prosecutors to plead guilty.

“They told me that if I plead guilty to these two crimes, they will not persecute my loved ones and look at anything they have done or done.”

Using family members as leverage

Salame said he pleaded guilty on the condition that authorities not include his family in the investigation. Now, the government has broken that deal:

“Because the government is now continuing to persecute my daughter's mother, even if she says they will not be found guilty. So I'm going to use that on appeal.

None of the Bankman-Fried family members, Salame, have faced legal consequences despite their ties to the convicted entrepreneur.

Salame has spent about $6 million in legal fees and says the American justice system prioritizes guilt over truth.

Related: No, FTX distribution fees will not start on September 30th.

On Oct. 9, former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison agreed to divest “essentially all of her assets” and settle her case with FTX.

In a plea filed Oct. 7, Ellison agreed to turn over any assets not forfeited in her criminal cases or for legal fees to FTX's creditors.

The petition states that once she meets the terms, “Allison will have no remaining assets other than some physical assets,” without specifying the value of her assets.

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