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That didn't seem to help SBF though - he is still arrested and bring prosecuted for his financial crimes. Also SBF contributed to both D and R equally apparent
by bhouston 3y ago
That didn't seem to help SBF though - he is still arrested and bring prosecuted for his financial crimes.
Also SBF contributed to both D and R equally apparently - but he did his R contributions dark to avoid scrutiny, but is that claim of his true? I don't know:
Although federal election receipts show that Bankman-Fried donated almost exclusively to Democrats, he claimed on a November phone call with YouTuber Tiffany Fong that he donated an equal amount to Republicans and Democrats.
“All my Republican donations were dark,” he said, referring to political donations that are not publicly disclosed in FEC filings. “The reason was not for regulatory reasons, it’s because reporters freak the f—k out if you donate to Republicans. They’re all super liberal, and I didn’t want to have that fight.”
Given that he donated nearly $40 million to Democrats in the 2022 election cycle—and he admitted to giving an equal amount to Republicans—his total political contributions may have actually been around $80 million.
https://time.com/6241262/sam-bankman-fried-political-donations/# https://time.com/6241262/sam-bankman-fried-political-donatio...
- sergiotapia 3y agoPlease ;) "Federal prosecutors are dropping campaign finance violation charges" "Bankman-Fried — who is accused of stealing from customers of his now-defunct FTX cryptocurrency exchange — still faces 12 other charges in the case, though five more of the counts are still in question" https://nypost.com/2023/07/27/feds-drop-one-charge-against-sam-bankman-fried/ https://nypost.com/2023/07/27/feds-drop-one-charge-against-s...
- bhouston 3y agoThe reason is because the extradition agreement didn't mention those charges, which is a technicality unfortunately. He is still be prosecuted for his financial crimes.
- pessimizer 3y agoThe pretense is that the US respects our agreements with powerful governments like Bermuda's. especially when they come to US political corruption, which Bermuda for some reason feels is very important to protect. This is sillier than the parliamentarian tanking the $15 minimum wage.
- DANmode 3y ago> Bermuda for some reason feels is very important to protect The wealth of their power groups, and the continued existence of their relationship with the US relies on it.
- pessimizer 3y agohttps://unusualwhales.com/politics/article/senate_ftx https://unusualwhales.com/politics/article/senate_ftx
- fsckboy 3y ago> he admitted to giving an equal amount to Republicans I think this should be "claimed" rather than "admitted", till some evidence of it appears, because the statement he made was more self-aggrandizing than it was an "admission".