Bankman-Fried personally donated $40 million to largely Democratic candidates, while other FTX executives, including co-CEO Ryan Salame, donated to Republicans. Some of those candidates, including Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), who received at least $16,600 from Bankman-Fried, are rushing to wash their hands of the association with Bankman-Fried’s suspect money donations, promising to donate the money to charity.
Beto O’Rourke Returned a $1M Campaign Donation From Sam Bankman-Fried: Report
