Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, other lawmakers unload contributions from FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried – Chicago Tribune*

In the Senate, Majority Whip Dick Durbin, the No. 2 Democrat in the chamber, will donate his contribution to an “appropriate charity,” a spokeswoman said. Bankman-Fried also sent campaign cash to a slew of incoming House Democrats, including Nikki Budzinski, who all donated their contributions to local charities.
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Dave Hardy
3 years ago

He needs to give to the bankruptcy trustee. This is criminal. If you end up with a stolen bike, you don’t give it to somebody else to fix the problem. You return it to the owner!!!

MM
3 years ago

How about giving it back to the people he stole it from

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