<p>House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/maxine-waters" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Maxine Waters</a> (D-CA) raised eyebrows on Friday for politely asking former FTX CEO and possible fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried to participate in a hearing before lawmakers.</p>
<p>FTX recently filed for <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/30-year-old-billionaire-loses-entire-fortune-overnight-as-his-bahamas-based-cryptocurrency-empire-implodes" target="_blank" rel="noopener">bankruptcy</a> after users discovered that trading firm Alameda Research, a company run by former Bankman-Fried love interest Caroline Ellison, had allegedly been using funds from FTX to make bets. Though the disgraced entrepreneur may have lost untold billions in clients’ money, Waters <a href="https://twitter.com/RepMaxineWaters/status/1598693811252875264" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> Bankman-Fried on social media that “we appreciate that you&#8217;ve been candid in your discussions about what happened” at FTX.</p>
<p>“Your willingness to talk to the public will help the company&#8217;s customers, investors, and others,” she added, noting that the House Financial Services Committee would “welcome your participation” in the hearing, which is currently scheduled for December 13.</p>
<p>Bankman-Fried, the son of two Stanford Law professors with <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mother-of-disgraced-crypto-billionaire-sam-bankman-fried-is-a-democratic-fundraiser-who-once-wrote-essay-blasting-personal-responsibility" target="_blank" rel="noopener">deep-seated connections</a> to the Democratic Party, emerged as an overnight success three years ago. He contributed $39 million during the recent midterm elections, with the vast majority of funds benefiting Democratic candidates, according to <a href="https://www.opensecrets.org/outside-spending/top_donors/2022?disp=D&amp;type=V&amp;superonly=N" target="_blank" rel="noopener">data</a> from Open Secrets. During the most recent presidential election cycle, he was the second-largest donor to the Biden campaign.</p>
<p>Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) cited the would-be wunderkind’s campaign contributions in a response to Waters. “So polite and accommodating,” he <a href="https://twitter.com/RepAndyBiggsAZ/status/1598736803233599488" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tweeted</a> along with a photo of Bankman-Fried and the lawmaker posing for cameras. “See how differently Democrats treat their donors?”</p>
<p>Newsmax anchor and podcast host Benny Johnson posted <a href="https://twitter.com/bennyjohnson/status/1593723486765289472" target="_blank" rel="noopener">footage</a> of Waters appearing to blow Bankman-Fried a kiss during a previous hearing. “She’s the one who’s supposed to grill SBF next month?” he asked.</p>
<p>Joe Concha, a columnist for The Hill, <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeConchaTV/status/1598723290725552130" target="_blank" rel="noopener">noted</a> that the “polite” nature of the message was absurd and akin to saying, “We appreciate that you&#8217;ve been candid in your discussions around destroying the lives of thousands of your investors while hiding out in your $40 million penthouse in the Bahamas that said investors paid for.”</p>
<p>Despite his considerable donations to left-wing candidates, Bankman-Fried also gave “about the same amount” in dark money to Republicans, he said during an <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/i-dont-even-know-how-to-code-mit-grad-and-now-broke-crypto-ceo-sam-bankman-fried-tells-niche-vlogger" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interview</a> with cryptocurrency vlogger Tiffany Fong. “The reason was not for regulatory reasons. It was because reporters freak the f*** out if you donate to Republicans,” he contended.</p>
<p>Members of the media have extended a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/left-of-center-media-accepted-millions-from-democrat-donor-and-disgraced-crypto-wunderkind-sam-bankman-fried" target="_blank" rel="noopener">considerable</a> amount of grace to Bankman-Fried, who is presently still located in the Bahamas, where FTX is headquartered. New York Times financial columnist Andrew Ross Sorkin <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/sam-bankman-fried-denies-wrongdoing-in-ftx-implosion-during-live-streamed-new-york-times-interview" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interviewed</a> the 30-year-old at the outlet’s recent DealBook Summit despite widespread criticism for neglecting to cancel the conversation.</p>
<p>After Sorkin pressed him on the alleged intertwining of funds between his companies, Bankman-Fried claimed that a “failure of oversight” on his part resulted in confusion rather than any desire to defraud investors for his own profit. “I wasn’t running Alameda. I didn’t know exactly what was going on,” Bankman-Fried remarked. “I was nervous because of the conflict of interest of being too involved.”</p>

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