| | Up until its bankruptcy filing, FTX was a 'partner' with the [[World Economic Forum]] (WEF).<ref>https://creativedestructionmedia.com/investigations/2022/11/14/world-economic-forum-removes-ftx-promotion-as-a-partner-from-its-website/</ref> The FTX [[CEO]]'s aunt, Linda Fried, is on the board of the WEF.<ref>https://creativedestructionmedia.com/investigations/2022/11/14/ftx-founders-aunt-on-board-of-world-economic-forum-dem-super-pac-leadership/</ref> Sam Bankman-Fried's mother, Barbara Fried, is the founder and president of a [[left-wing]] Super PAC called ‘Mind the Gap’ (MTG) dedicated to helping Democratic political candidates win [[election]]s. The PAC earns millions of dollars in donations primarily from [[Silicon Valley]] executives "who are keen on quietly funneling massive political donations into the [[Democratic Party]]." The mission of MTG is to “empower private political donors to strengthen our democracy by providing them with evidence-based guidance on the electoral strategies, tactics, and programs that are likely to achieve the greatest impact in a given election”, according to Influence Watch.<ref>https://www.influencewatch.org/political-party/mind-the-gap/</ref> Sam's brother, Gabriel Bankman-Fried runs an organization called Guarding Against Pandemics, which is financed by Sam Bankman-Fried.<ref>https://www.influencewatch.org/non-profit/guarding-against-pandemics/</ref> | | Up until its bankruptcy filing, FTX was a 'partner' with the [[World Economic Forum]] (WEF).<ref>https://creativedestructionmedia.com/investigations/2022/11/14/world-economic-forum-removes-ftx-promotion-as-a-partner-from-its-website/</ref> The FTX [[CEO]]'s aunt, Linda Fried, is on the board of the WEF.<ref>https://creativedestructionmedia.com/investigations/2022/11/14/ftx-founders-aunt-on-board-of-world-economic-forum-dem-super-pac-leadership/</ref> Sam Bankman-Fried's mother, Barbara Fried, is the founder and president of a [[left-wing]] Super PAC called ‘Mind the Gap’ (MTG) dedicated to helping Democratic political candidates win [[election]]s. The PAC earns millions of dollars in donations primarily from [[Silicon Valley]] executives "who are keen on quietly funneling massive political donations into the [[Democratic Party]]." The mission of MTG is to “empower private political donors to strengthen our democracy by providing them with evidence-based guidance on the electoral strategies, tactics, and programs that are likely to achieve the greatest impact in a given election”, according to Influence Watch.<ref>https://www.influencewatch.org/political-party/mind-the-gap/</ref> Sam's brother, Gabriel Bankman-Fried runs an organization called Guarding Against Pandemics, which is financed by Sam Bankman-Fried.<ref>https://www.influencewatch.org/non-profit/guarding-against-pandemics/</ref> |
| − | [[Biden regime]] chair of the [[Securities and Exchange Commission]] (SEC) Gary Gennsler approved "no action relief" for FTX, meaning a letter saying 'if you do X in this way, while technically against SEC rules, we won't come after you'.<ref>https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1591277985390526467.html</ref> | + | [[Biden regime]] chair of the [[Securities and Exchange Commission]] (SEC) Gary Gennsler approved "no action relief" for FTX, meaning a letter saying 'if you do X in this way, while technically against SEC rules, we won't come after you'.<ref>https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1591277985390526467.html</ref> Bankman-Fried met with top Biden adviser Steve Ricchetti on April 22, 2022 and May 12, according to [[White House]] visitor logs.<ref>https://freebeacon.com/biden-administration/beleaguered-crypto-billionaire-was-hobnobbing-at-white-house-just-six-months-ago/</ref> |
| | [[Elon Musk]] commented that Sam Bankman-Fried was a major Democrat donor, so there would be no investigation.<ref>https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1591822387267665921</ref> | | [[Elon Musk]] commented that Sam Bankman-Fried was a major Democrat donor, so there would be no investigation.<ref>https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1591822387267665921</ref> |