Odaily News The Big Short author Michael Lewis said in an interview with CBS that SBF had considered paying Trump $5 billion to stop running for president of the United States. Lewis added that the SBF had also been investigating whether it was legal to do so. Sams question was not just Is paying Trump $5 billion enough to keep him from running? but Is this legal? SBF spokesman Mark Botnick declined to comment on Michael Lewiss remarks. (The Block) According to previous news in September, Michael Lewiss new book about SBF Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon is scheduled to be published on October 3. Multiple sources revealed that Apple purchased the rights to the book for $5 million.