Posted on 12/13/2022 2:29:53 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
WASHINGTON — White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre wouldn’t say Tuesday whether President Biden would ask his aides to return 2020 campaign contributions from accused cryptocurrency con man Sam Bankman-Fried, whom the Justice Department has charged with swindling investors out of at least $1.8 billion.
“The president received campaign donations [from Bankman-Fried]. Will the president return that donation? Does he call on all politicians … to return those funds?” asked Associated Press reporter Zeke Miller.
“So look, I’m covered here by the Hatch Act — [I’m] limited on what I can say and anything that’s connected to political contributions from here, I would have to refer you to the DNC,” Jean-Pierre said, citing the federal law that prohibits certain officials from advocating for candidates.
“I’m asking the president’s opinion, though,” Miller pressed.
“You asked me two questions: You asked me about will he return donations and then you asked me about his opinion. I’m answering the first part, which is I’m covered by the Hatch Act from here. I’m limited on what I can say. And I just can’t talk to political contributions or anything related to that — I cannot speak to that from here,” Jean-Pierre claimed.
When asked for her answer to the other question, regarding Biden’s opinion more generally, Jean-Pierre said, “I just cannot speak to this from here, even his thoughts.”
In the 2020 election, Bankman-Fried spent $10 million backing Biden’s campaign — much of that indirectly.
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He may not have a choice. The bankruptcy court may claw the donations back.
Nope
Socialist elite don’t give money back.
. . . AND the office !
SDNY handling the Sam Bankman Fried prosecution is all you need to know. You’ll recall LA prosecutors arrested Konnech’s CEO Eugene Yu for data sent to Chinese servers and everyone was excited. Then, just as quickly, they released him and dropped the charges.
Look for SDNY to soil the evidence, the prosecution or both.
https://www.npr.org/2022/11/10/1135839608/los-angeles-county-dropped-charges-konnech-true-the-vote
I think you can start sitting Shiva for Sam Bankman Fried. He is about ready to find out what Arkancide is all about in the Bahamas.
It’s no wonder that he was arrested yesterday. Because it’s much easier to whack him when he’s in the Bahamas versus extradited to the USA.
Since the collapse of FTX, the White House has referred questions about what Biden wants to do with his contributions to the Democratic National Committee, which has not responded to The Post’s inquiries.
In the 2020 election, Bankman-Fried spent $10 million backing Biden’s campaign (https://nypost.com/2022/11/14/sam-bankman-fried-broke-crypto-bank-for-dems/)
— much of that indirectly.
How much of the $40 million did Joe get? $4 million?
AKA, they won’t.
He won’t return anything that is his!!
What was the expectation here?
Of course they won’t, and they won’t return the Biz Bag Bread stolen from us either....
The most corrupt Federal Attorney’s office in the USA.
I’ll take my VOTE BACK, Please. Then, I’ll call it even.
Let’s Go, Brandon! *SPIT*
Which means there is no way he will return the money.
The Biden’s are the Ferengi of politics. The first rule of acquisition… Once you have the money, you never give it back.
Of course he won’t.
She’s not limited on what she can say by the Hatch Act, she’s limited on what she can say by her brain....
He also hasn’t indicated whether he will return a magical ring that turns him invisible, and which he refers to as “the precioussssssss”.
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