Re:FTX bankruptcy examiner's report [pdf]
by rurp on Thursday May 23, 2024 @07:39PM
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I can't believe this kind of take is still bouncing around given the sentence SBF got. After FTX collapsed there were a lot of people claiming that he wouldn't do any time at all, based on nothing more than a cartoonish understanding of how political donations and influence work. SBF got a totally reasonable punishment for a first time offender who stole a massive amount of money, and he will spend many years in prison.
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Re:FTX bankruptcy examiner's report [pdf]
by OccamsMirror on Thursday May 23, 2024 @08:13PM
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It's hilarious how people think you can make a few donations and ride that good will for ever.
Once you stop being able to give future donations your political capital falls to nil.
I won’t be so sure, pardons are possible , people convicted of far worse crimes than him have been pardoned in the dying days of a presidency.
It is quite possible in few years his political capital would be useful for that (with some new donations of course ).