Rick Claypool in Public Citizen.
Activity tagged "crypto lobby"
Issue 66 – Pretensions to relevance
Issue 65 – World Liberty Fiasco
Convicted FTX executive Ryan Salame has filed a document in his case alleging that the US government has reneged on their (verbal) promise not to pursue campaign finance charges against his partner, Michelle Bond.
Bond was previously under investigation for campaign finance issues pertaining to her 2022 Congressional campaign in New York’s District 1.
In June of this year, she launched a think tank pushing for friendly crypto and AI regulation, and a month ago they launched a program aiming to register pro-crypto voters in swing states.
Salame is requesting that either any indictment of Bond be dismissed with prejudice, or his conviction be vacated. He is due to report to prison to begin his 7 1/2 year sentence later this year.
Issue 64 – Pointing its arsenal at our friends
“Instead of finding common ground, industry executives lashed out at White House officials... ‘They basically just got yelled at.’ ”
Feels like they’re laying the groundwork for “regretfully they gave us no choice but to back Trump”.