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DogOutrageous t1_j0zrizq wrote

Reply to comment by aisle36 in FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried agrees to be extradited to US after chaotic hearing by pstbo

He was secretly donating to republicans too

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aisle36 t1_j10dkqe wrote

He was the second overall top donor to Democrats, only behind George Soros. What Republicans and how much de he donate to them?

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Ematio t1_j189fu5 wrote

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/nov/30/ftx-billionaire-sam-bankman-fried-dark-money-republicans

Now take that with a grain of salt, Sam isn't the most reliable witness north of Antarctica...

But given what FTX was trying to do- appear as the squeaky clean us-based exchange- it wouldn't make sense for him to only pay off one side, when the US political pendulum swings every couple of years.

Plus Sam gets to make digs at traditional campaign financing and get to sounds like a genius.

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