On 12/13/2022, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre wouldn’t say 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.
Associated Press reporter Zeke Miller asked White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre if Biden will return the millions he received from Sam Bankman-Fried, “The president received campaign donations [from Bankman-Fried]. Will the president return that donation? Does he call on all politicians who got campaign donations that may have come from customer money to return [them]?” asked Miller. Karine Jean-Pierre declined to comment. “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.
Bankman-Fried, 30, was one of the Democratic Party’s biggest donors and even met with Biden’s White House advisers before his FTX currency exchange collapsed in one of the largest alleged frauds in American business history. Sam Bankman-Fried spent more than $40 million to fund Democrats through his Ponzi scheme disguised as a crypto exchange he founded. The FTX crypto company gave at least $40 million to Democrat candidates and causes in the midterms. Up to $2 billion is ‘missing’ after FTX collapsed last month. Sam Bankman-Fried was one of Joe Biden’s biggest donors.
Earlier Tuesday, federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York charged Bankman-Fried with eight counts, including conspiracy to commit campaign finance violations. Manhattan US Attorney Damian Williams claimed the illegal donations from Bankman-Fried amounted to “tens of millions of dollars.” Bankman-Fried was arrested by Bahamian authorities on Monday, just one day before he was set to testify before Congress. How convenient.
Karine Jean-Pierre praises “bi-carmel” support for Biden’s legislation. Jean-Pierre pronounced “Bi-Carmel” Support 3 times, didn’t use caramel nor camel to describe the Congress.
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KJP 3 times pronounced “Bi-Carmel” Support, no answer Sam Bankman-Fried Biden donations