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that's not much compared to the $40 millions he gave to the democrats...

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mikeyouse 4y ago
The Co-CEO at FTX gave $24M to Republicans - seems more in line for 'both sides' since Republicans don't currently control any levers of government. https://www.opensecrets.org/outside-spending/donor_detail/2022?id=U0000004758&type=I&super_only=N&name=Salame%2C+Ryan+D.+%26+Susan https://www.opensecrets.org/outside-spending/donor_detail/20...
- TornTongues 4y ago
  The Co-CEO in question, Ryan Salam, launched the American Dream Federal Action PAC to support "forward-looking conservative leaders who understand the urgency of advancing smart policies that set America up for success" He supported his girlfriend, Michelle Bond [2], who ran as a Republican (she lost) for New York's 1st Congressional District [3]. She served as Senior Council at the SEC during the Obama administration [4]. Local party officials accused Bond of being a "double agent backed by Dem money": > Ryan Salame, the live-in boyfriend of Michelle Bond and co-CEO of FTX, has rallied his crypto-billions behind his girlfriend’s Congressional campaign. Some local voters have claimed this is a shameful attempt to “purchase” the election. > As one of Bond’s most prominent financial supporters, Salame has become a familiar face on the campaign trail. He totes closely behind, posing in photographs while shaking the hands of Long Island Republicans and keeping his close association with Democrat mega-donor Samuel Bankman-Fried silent. This has led some to allege "@rsalame7926’s political contributions were made to offset the massive Democrat donations from @SBF_FTX and to spark the illusion that there was a balance of political donations coming from @FTX_Official" [6] [1] https://www.politico.com/news/2022/04/11/new-crypto-pac-launches-00024364 https://www.politico.com/news/2022/04/11/new-crypto-pac-laun... [2] https://twitter.com/michellebond111 https://twitter.com/michellebond111 [3] https://ballotpedia.org/Michelle_Bond https://ballotpedia.org/Michelle_Bond [4] https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonbrett/2020/10/30/meet-michelle-bondthe-new-power-lobbyist-for-crypto-on-wall-street/?sh=34edb21860e6 https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonbrett/2020/10/30/meet-mich... [5] https://messengerpapers.com/2022/08/soros-successor-looking-to-take-zeldins-seat/ https://messengerpapers.com/2022/08/soros-successor-looking-... [6] https://twitter.com/JagoeCapital/status/1591466731448442881 https://twitter.com/JagoeCapital/status/1591466731448442881

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The Co-CEO at FTX gave $24M to Republicans - seems more in line for 'both sides' since Republicans don't currently control any levers of government. https://www.opensecrets.org/outside-spending/donor_detail/2022?id=U0000004758&type=I&super_only=N&name=Salame%2C+Ryan+D.+%26+Susan https://www.opensecrets.org/outside-spending/donor_detail/20...

TornTongues 4y ago
The Co-CEO in question, Ryan Salam, launched the American Dream Federal Action PAC to support "forward-looking conservative leaders who understand the urgency of advancing smart policies that set America up for success" He supported his girlfriend, Michelle Bond [2], who ran as a Republican (she lost) for New York's 1st Congressional District [3]. She served as Senior Council at the SEC during the Obama administration [4]. Local party officials accused Bond of being a "double agent backed by Dem money": > Ryan Salame, the live-in boyfriend of Michelle Bond and co-CEO of FTX, has rallied his crypto-billions behind his girlfriend’s Congressional campaign. Some local voters have claimed this is a shameful attempt to “purchase” the election. > As one of Bond’s most prominent financial supporters, Salame has become a familiar face on the campaign trail. He totes closely behind, posing in photographs while shaking the hands of Long Island Republicans and keeping his close association with Democrat mega-donor Samuel Bankman-Fried silent. This has led some to allege "@rsalame7926’s political contributions were made to offset the massive Democrat donations from @SBF_FTX and to spark the illusion that there was a balance of political donations coming from @FTX_Official" [6] [1] https://www.politico.com/news/2022/04/11/new-crypto-pac-launches-00024364 https://www.politico.com/news/2022/04/11/new-crypto-pac-laun... [2] https://twitter.com/michellebond111 https://twitter.com/michellebond111 [3] https://ballotpedia.org/Michelle_Bond https://ballotpedia.org/Michelle_Bond [4] https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonbrett/2020/10/30/meet-michelle-bondthe-new-power-lobbyist-for-crypto-on-wall-street/?sh=34edb21860e6 https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonbrett/2020/10/30/meet-mich... [5] https://messengerpapers.com/2022/08/soros-successor-looking-to-take-zeldins-seat/ https://messengerpapers.com/2022/08/soros-successor-looking-... [6] https://twitter.com/JagoeCapital/status/1591466731448442881 https://twitter.com/JagoeCapital/status/1591466731448442881