FTX Asks for Its Political Donations , to Be Returned.<br />Insider reports that the bankrupt crypto exchange made the request on Feb. 5.<br />Any politicians or political action committees who received donations made by FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, <br />FTX executives or other related companies...<br />... are being asked to <br />return donations by Feb. 28.<br />If payments aren't returned by then, <br />donation recipients may be called to bankruptcy court with added interest.<br />According to 'The New York Times,' politicians received $90 million from FTX employees.<br />Bankman-Fried, former CEO of FTX Bahamas headquarters Ryan Salame and FTX's former director of engineering, Nishad Singh, .<br />respectively donated $40 million, $23 million and $7.9 million to Democratic causes.<br />Nancy Pelosi and John Fetterman are among the high-profile politicians who received donations.<br />Nancy Pelosi and John Fetterman are among the high-profile politicians who received donations.<br />According to CoinDesk, as of mid-January, neither of them had returned the funds.<br />According to CoinDesk, as of mid-January, neither of them had returned the funds.<br />Only five out of 196 politicians had reportedly complied with FTX's request at that time
