1. The criminal and civil charges filed against @SBF_FTX allege that his tens of millions in political donations was a central component of his crimes and misconduct.

We contacted the 98 campaigns and 24 PACs that received money from SBF, FTX and other FTX execs

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@SBF_FTX 2. In response, 24 politicians and one PAC told us they were returning the money.

That means, despite the criminal charges, most recipients of FTX cash are, for now, staying quiet and keeping the money

https://popular.info/p/updates-ftxs-dirty-money

3. This includes the largest recipients of FTX money: the Democratic and Republican Super PACs.

They received millions from SBF, other FTX execs, and FTX itself.

The Super PACs on both sides of the isle are staying quiet.

4. You can find the full details on who is returning the FTX money and who isn't saying anything HERE: https://popular.info/p/updates-ftxs-dirty-money

5. This might only be a partial picture of @SBF_FTX's donations. He claims he donated an equal amount to Republicans using "dark money" conduits.

This is impossible to verify.

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