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FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried Says He Made Secret Donations to Republicans
Gizmodo ^ | 11/30/22 | Matt Novak

Posted on 11/30/2022 7:18:36 AM PST by Callahan

In a newly published phone call SBF claims, "reporters freak the f—- out if you donate to a Republican because they’re all super liberal."

Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of FTX, says he donated equally to both Democratic and Republican politicians before his cryptocurrency platform filed for bankruptcy earlier this month, wiping out billions of dollars in customer deposits. And that fact is going to come as a real shock to right-wing political operatives on Fox News who’ve tried to claim Democrats were the only ones beholden to FTX cash.

“I donated to both parties. I donated about the same amount to both parties,” Bankman-Fried said, according to a November 16 phone call published to YouTube by crypto commentator Tiffany Fong on Tuesday.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bitcoin; campaign; crypto; cryptocurrency; ftx; sambankmanfried; scandal
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To: Titus-Maximus

Exactly.


21 posted on 11/30/2022 7:40:05 AM PST by one guy in new jersey
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To: Callahan
--- "FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried Says He Made Secret Donations to Republicans"

There are RINOs, a subset of Republicans with the word "Republican" within the abbreviation, there are Republicans as a general term, a subset of the larger group we might call conservatives. So to which did the "secret" cash go?

Words can be fun. It is the major mental module / thought domain by which lying occurs.

22 posted on 11/30/2022 7:42:12 AM PST by Worldtraveler once upon a time (Degrow government)
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To: Cowgirl of Justice

Fitty heah, fitty deah, pretty soon weah tawkin’ real money...💸💵💰


23 posted on 11/30/2022 7:43:22 AM PST by one guy in new jersey
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To: Callahan

Bipartisan Money Laundering


24 posted on 11/30/2022 7:45:01 AM PST by eyeamok (founded in cynicism, wrapped in sarcasm)
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To: All

FTX attorney Bromley to tell the bankruptcy judge that the
company was being “run as a personal fiefdom of Sam Bankman-Fried.”
<><>a “substantial amount” of FTX Group’s assets “have either been stolen or are missing.”
<><>unclear whether the “substantial amounts” were stolen or mishandled
<><>includes several billion in combined loans that Alameda Research reportedly made to SBF, two of his deputies, and a company majority-owned by him; or are separate from them.
<><>SBF also raised $420 million from investors on behalf of FTX —
<><>only he paid himself $300 million of that amount, claiming it as a personal reimbursement for re-purchasing the 15% stake in the exchange held by rival company Binance.

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The court has been told FTX has 36 banks and more than 200 bank accounts.....
....all that laundry........hmmmmmmm.


25 posted on 11/30/2022 7:47:58 AM PST by Liz (Vox Populi, Vox Dei (voice of the people is the voice of God))
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FTX attorney Bromley to tell the bankruptcy judge that the
company was being “run as a personal fiefdom of Sam Bankman-Fried.”
<><>a “substantial amount” of FTX Group’s assets “have either been stolen or are missing.”
<><>unclear whether the “substantial amounts” were stolen or mishandled
<><>includes several billion in combined loans that Alameda Research reportedly made to SBF, two of his deputies, and a company majority-owned by him; or are separate from them.
<><>SBF also raised $420 million from investors on behalf of FTX —
<><>only he paid himself $300 million of that amount, claiming it as a personal reimbursement for re-purchasing the 15% stake in the exchange held by rival company Binance.

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The court has been told FTX has 36 banks and more than 200 bank accounts.....
....all that laundry........hmmmmmmm.


26 posted on 11/30/2022 7:47:58 AM PST by Liz (Vox Populi, Vox Dei (voice of the people is the voice of God))
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To: Callahan

I’m certain that the swamp dwelling RINOs got their share too. This list wouldn’t be too surprising…likely Liz Cheney, Romney, Collins, Murkowski and I’d bet old Mitch the turtle.


27 posted on 11/30/2022 7:48:54 AM PST by The Great RJ
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To: Callahan
“I donated to both parties. I donated about the same amount to both parties,” Bankman-Fried said, according to a November 16 phone call published to YouTube by crypto commentator Tiffany Fong on Tuesday.

This contradicts available information which indicated he donated about $1,000,000 to several Republicans which included Mitch McConnell, and tens of millions to the Democrats.

So the ratio was 10:1 at least, in favor of Democrats.

28 posted on 11/30/2022 7:50:01 AM PST by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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To: All
Bank for International Settlements on Twitter:
29 posted on 11/30/2022 7:50:06 AM PST by Liz (Vox Populi, Vox Dei (voice of the people is the voice of God))
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To: Callahan

Double secret probation effect. From a liar and cheat?


30 posted on 11/30/2022 7:57:02 AM PST by kvanbrunt2
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To: Callahan

Double secret probation effect. From a liar and cheat?


31 posted on 11/30/2022 7:57:37 AM PST by kvanbrunt2
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To: Callahan

Prove it.


32 posted on 11/30/2022 8:05:07 AM PST by bray (The Republic of Texas is available on Barnes and Noble )
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To: Callahan

Show me the list, names, amounts and when. This Bankman is a con man and thief. I don’t believe anything he says without proof.


33 posted on 11/30/2022 8:07:19 AM PST by Savage Rider
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To: Callahan

Been reported that McCarthy’s PAC to over $2mil.

Ergo, no investigations will occur into anything but the most inconsequential things, which will mean nothing. If that.


34 posted on 11/30/2022 8:11:13 AM PST by qaz123 (F)
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To: Callahan
FTX - The source of funding to blunt the Red Wave.

It took so much money to pull it off, FTX imploded.
35 posted on 11/30/2022 8:11:47 AM PST by indthkr
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To: Titus-Maximus

Wait for it the dog ate the receipts.


36 posted on 11/30/2022 8:13:28 AM PST by Vaduz (LAWYERS )
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To: Callahan

In a newly published phone call SBF claims, “reporters freak the f—- out if you donate to a Republican because they’re all super liberal.”

More evidence the press is in the business of creating outcomes, not reporting the news.


37 posted on 11/30/2022 8:33:26 AM PST by Soul of the South (The past is gone and cannot be changed. Tomorrow can be a better day if we work o)
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To: Callahan

Isn’t that convenient! The


38 posted on 11/30/2022 8:37:20 AM PST by ReleaseTheHounds ("The problem with Socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money." M. Thatcher )
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To: Callahan

Well...I read the the Turtle got some


39 posted on 11/30/2022 8:44:20 AM PST by goodnesswins (The Chinese are teaching calculus to their 3rd graders while ours are trying to pick a pronoun.)
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To: Callahan

https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/ftx-us/summary?id=D000073694


40 posted on 11/30/2022 9:18:36 AM PST by Pollard ( >>> The Great Reset is already underway! <<<)
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