Posted on 11/30/2022 1:56:41 PM PST by nickcarraway
Edited on 11/30/2022 6:20:14 PM PST by Jim Robinson. [history]
Sam Bankman-Fried’s donations to Democrats are well documented. In an interview released Tuesday, the former FTX CEO said he similarly funded Republican campaigns—but kept it quiet.
SBF was the second-largest Democratic donor during the last election cycle, and he told Fong he gave about the same amount to Republicans. Politicians including Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia (D-Ill.), and Rep. Kevin Hern (R-Okla.) have since given the money back or pledged to after FTX imploded and rocked the crypto industry.
What a load of bull.
why give a dime to ANY politician?????
there are SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO many deserving people who could use help in this world !!!!!!!!
why why WHY do rich people find it so hard to find and help them?
“ Rep. Kevin Hern (R-Okla.) have since given the money back or pledged to after FTX imploded and rocked the crypto industry.”
I’m sure Mitch a s Kevin McCrooked will give theirs back any day now. I can just feel it. 😒
You can’t hide that. If he didn’t report it he broke the law.
He’s lying.
“why give a dime to ANY politician?????”
So when the government starts harassing you, you just make a few phone calls. It’s a racket. We do not have an honest government in this country. At any level.
I’ve seen a report somewhere. It looked about 85-15 Dem-Rep, maybe 90-10.
Uniparty
I believe him. 100%.....now WHICH Republicans did you launder $ to? Mitch for example.....
In the House, Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), chair of the House Financial Services Committee, recently told CNBC that the committee would play a role in scrutinizing FTX, adding the legislative body would “do everything that we can to expose any violations that were obviously made.”
What? That Republicans would take his money? Are you new to the planet?
I’m sure he donated to Republicans, as we already know McConnell got some of the loot. But no way in hell were the amounts even-steven.
Agreed. Spam Bankfraud is a compulsive liar and creep.
Congress...where people spend millions to get a job that pays “thousands”....
[You can’t hide that. If he didn’t report it he broke the law.]
The 2022 election cycle has already attracted more than $115 million in contributions from and spending by 501(c) groups reported to the FEC, OpenSecrets’ new analysis found.
Many of the top spenders on so-called “issue” ads that mention candidates are politically-active nonprofits that do not disclose their donors. Issue ads aired on TV or radio are only required to be disclosed in the weeks leading up to an election, and online ads that avoid expressly advocating for an election outcome are not required to be disclosed at all.
Nonprofits that do not disclose their donors reported less than $3 million of their independent spending to the FEC during the 2022 election cycle as of May 19.
Most of the spending on these issue ads has not been disclosed to the FEC because they do not explicitly advocate for the election or defeat of a candidate within the weeks leading up to an election.
One top dark money spender that has yet to disclose any spending to the FEC is American Action Network, a 501(c) nonprofit aligned with House Republican leadership. According to analyses by OpenSecrets and the Wesleyan Media Project, the group has spent more than $9.5 million on TV ads mentioning House candidates and about $800,000 on Facebook ads during the 2022 cycle – none of which have been disclosed to the FEC. ]
Even if he is telling the truth, which is doubtful, it doesn’t really make the situation much better. Oh, so both parties are in bed with crooks? Great.
SBF being interview IRT on CNBC NOW
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