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Bankman-Fried used $100M in stolen FTX funds for political donations, US says

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Re: Bankman-Fried used $100M in stolen FTX funds for political donations, US says

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Post by efitz »

ceejayoz wrote: post #68
ImPostingOnHN wrote: post #66

Earlier quoted context omitted.

that doesn't answer either of the questions asked

To spell it out: "Y'all" would be "the Republicans", who after begging Garland to appoint Weiss, are now complaining that Garland appointed Weiss.

I fail to see how it’s relevant if someone supported an appointment or not; one can still be dissatisfied with the job performance of the appointee.

I think you personally are acting unethically by making partisan remarks and downvoting posts that disagree with your worldview.

Re: Bankman-Fried used $100M in stolen FTX funds for political donations, US says

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Post by eli »

game_the0ry wrote: post #85
eli wrote: post #80

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Most of the recipients have already pledged to donate the money. Some have already done so.

...where do I begin. > Most of the recipients have already pledged "Most" have "pledged"...that does not give me as much comfort as it gives you. > Some have already done so. To who? Do those politicians perhaps have relationships with the orgs they donate to? I wouldn't trust a politician as far as I can throw one. Especially in this case where they could have easily returned the money to the bankruptcy trustee.

All campaign expenditures are public data. Most picked charities from the area they represent.

Re: Bankman-Fried used $100M in stolen FTX funds for political donations, US says

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Post by sangnoir »

zen_1 wrote: post #89
neom wrote: post #86

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In a call he had with Tiffany Fong that she recorded, he talked about how he donated equally to both of them and that he couldn't care less about the politics, but he hid the republican ones considerably better because he felt the media companies would have hung him out to dry for the republican ones. I can't remember exactly what video it's in, but I very distinctly remember him talking about it. https://www.youtube…

And you believe him because...?

I believe him because 1. He directed the donations and 2. He has been unable to stop himself from talking/confessing from the very beginning.

If his intentions was to shepherd favorable laws, why wouldn't he have donated to Republicans? If you disagree with the feds and don't think that influencing lawmakers was his motive, then I'd appreciate your take on what his motivation could have been.

Why wouldn't you believe he is a shallow, privileged, self-important person who cares a lot about how he is perceived, and whose thinking turns out not be all that sophisticated? There is less to him than meets the eye, to quote Tallulah Bankhead.

Re: Bankman-Fried used $100M in stolen FTX funds for political donations, US says

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Post by mynameishere »

guywithahat wrote: post #82
1vuio0pswjnm7 wrote: post #29

"An amended indictment accused the 31-year-old former billionaire of directing two FTX executives to evade contribution limits by donating to Democrats and Republicans, and to conceal where the money came from." Here is the amended indictment. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.59... "9. As noted above, SAMUEL BANKMAN-FRIED, a/k/a "SBF," the defendant, also used misappropriated customer money t…

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Re: Bankman-Fried used $100M in stolen FTX funds for political donations, US says

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Post by GneissFrog »

FredPret wrote: post #64

It's kind of cool that even a $100m political bribe doesn't buy you immunity

Well, that $100m didn't go towards obtaining immunity, it was contributed to campaign funds for the purpose of lobbying. He wanted legislation favorable to FTX.

Re: Bankman-Fried used $100M in stolen FTX funds for political donations, US says

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Post by ProjectArcturis »

mynameishere wrote: post #95
guywithahat wrote: post #82

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>Soros-type supervillain

As in, someone who survived the Holocaust and uses his money to promote democracy around the world?

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