The lawyer accused the US government of FTX Combination

Founder of law firm Deaton Law Firm, John Deaton, accused the US authorities of ignoring some illegal actions of the exchange FTX and its founder SBF (Sam Bankman-Fried).

"Now SBF claims that he did not know about the illegality of stealing money from clients and using it for political donations. During the trial on fraud charges, evidence was presented of a transfer of $10 million to the administration of President Joe Biden when he was the company's CEO," he said.

Deaton clarified that the main purpose of these contributions was "buying access" to American politicians and officials.

During the existence of the exchange, Bankman-Fried met with SEC Chairman Gary Gensler numerous times, as well as representatives of the CFTC, the US Treasury and the FSCD.


SBF was even called as a witness to give "testimony or, better say, lies" before Congress, the lawyer noted.


"Now ask yourself why the US Justice Department closed the criminal case against SBF related to violations of campaign finance laws? The American people deserve transparency when it comes to their representatives," Deaton emphasized.

He pointed out that the senator who opposes cryptocurrencies, Elizabeth Warren, "did not ask a single question" to Gensler about his ties to FTX and its founder.