Odaily Planet Daily News: Michael Lewis, author of "The Big Short", said in an interview with CBS that SBF had considered paying Trump $5 billion to stop him from running for the US presidency. Lewis added that SBF had also investigated whether it was legal to do so. "Sam's question is not just 'Is paying Trump $5 billion enough to stop him from running?', but 'Is it legal?'" SBF spokesman Mark Botnick declined to comment on Michael Lewis' remarks. (The Block) Earlier in September, Michael Lewis' new book about SBF, "Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon," was scheduled to be published on October 3. Multiple sources revealed that Apple acquired the copyright of the book for $5 million.