Former FTX co-CEO Ryan Salame may avoid testifying in Sam Bankman-Fried's criminal trial by invoking his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination, according to a motion filed by US federal prosecutors. Salame, who donated over $24 million to Republican campaigns, is facing possible finance campaign violation allegations and is considering a plea deal. He was a significant beneficiary of loans and payments given to FTX executives through trading house Alameda Research. Salame's house was searched by the FBI in April, but the reason remains unclear. Bankman-Fried is currently imprisoned and facing fraud charges in his upcoming trial in October.