Dem Rep. Sherman: FTX’s Bankman-Fried Campaign Contributions Will Not ‘Shield Him from Justice’

SULLIVAN I m going ░░░░░░░░ ask you a direct ░░░░░░░░ you can tell me ░░░░░░░░ kiss off if you ░░░░░░░░ And I and I ░░░░░░░░ to make it very ░░░░░░░░ we looked Congressman Brad ░░░░░░░░ you took no money ░░░░░░░░ FTX You took no ░░░░░░░░ And by the way ░░░░░░░░ stock trading you own ░░░░░░░░ couple of stocks Disney ░░░░░░░░ a few others that ░░░░░░░░ it the rest are ░░░░░░░░ CDs But many others ░░░░░░░░ the Democratic and Republican ░░░░░░░░ did take money He ░░░░░░░░ one of the biggest ░░░░░░░░ to President Biden s ░░░░░░░░ campaign Super PAC his ░░░░░░░░ s politically connected As ░░░░░░░░ imagine in this world ░░░░░░░░ we live in there ░░░░░░░░ a lot of talk ░░░░░░░░ how that may help ░░░░░░░░ Can you assure the ░░░░░░░░ people or at least ░░░░░░░░ constituents that even with ░░░░░░░░ political connections and money ░░░░░░░░ if there is a ░░░░░░░░ to bring him to ░░░░░░░░ he will be SHERMAN ░░░░░░░░ I don t think ░░░░░░░░ campaign contributions will shield ░░░░░░░░ from justice And keep ░░░░░░░░ mind this was not ░░░░░░░░ a one man operation ░░░░░░░░ Sal Salame was his ░░░░░░░░ CEO And Ryan gave ░░░░░░░░ of millions of dollars ░░░░░░░░ the Republican side SULLIVAN ░░░░░░░░ SHERMAN There s a ░░░░░░░░ to focus only on ░░░░░░░░ guy in shorts but ░░░░░░░░ took one more than ░░░░░░░░ person to create FTX ░░░░░░░░ Yeah And you are ░░░░░░░░ an important point that ░░░░░░░░ was money from the ░░░░░░░░ given to both parties ░░░░░░░░ want to make that ░░░░░░░░ But we know the ░░░░░░░░ are in charge So ░░░░░░░░ think the focus is ░░░░░░░░ to be more on ░░░░░░░░ the party that is ░░░░░░░░ is in power Obviously ░░░░░░░░ his family is politically ░░░░░░░░ There s a lot ░░░░░░░░ you are telling the ░░░░░░░░ viewers the American public ░░░░░░░░ that this will not ░░░░░░░░ in the way of ░░░░░░░░ Particularly for by the ░░░░░░░░ what could be as ░░░░░░░░ just noted congressman a ░░░░░░░░ creditors many of whom ░░░░░░░░ probably just CNBC viewers ░░░░░░░░ got crushed SHERMAN Think ░░░░░░░░ the demand from the ░░░░░░░░ people including a million ░░░░░░░░ are owed money for ░░░░░░░░ to apply the law ░░░░░░░░ Department of Justice is ░░░░░░░░ from politics The criminal ░░░░░░░░ they re perhaps even ░░░░░░░░ insulated I am confident ░░░░░░░░ there ll be a ░░░░░░░░ investigation And and I ░░░░░░░░ want to point out ░░░░░░░░ investigations haven t even ░░░░░░░░ let let alone completed ░░░░░░░░ is the possibility that ░░░░░░░░ Bankman Fried followed you ░░░░░░░░ avoided committing felonies but ░░░░░░░░ think that’s unlikely.”