Sens. Mitt Romney and Mike Lee have returned thousands of dollars in donations from Samuel Bankman-Fried and Ryan Salame, two of the top executives of failed crypto firm FTX.
“Senator Romney’s campaign has transferred contributions from Sam Bankman-Fried and Ryan Salame to the U.S. Treasury, per FEC
. The Senator condemns Sam Bankman-Fried’s reprehensible behavior and believes he must be held accountable for his actions—which have caused harm to many,” Romney spokesperson Arielle Mueller said in an email statement to The Tribune on Wednesday.. His campaign did not respond to a request for comment.
Bankman-Fried donated more than $9,700 to the Utah Democratic Party in August. A party spokesperson said Wednesday that the donation came through a fund for state parties managed by the Democratic National Committee. They said the contribution was refunded to the DNC last week. Salame donated $2,900 each to the campaigns of Reps. John Curtis and Chris Stewart. Instead of refunding the donation, a spokesperson for Stewart’s campaign said the money was transferred todoes not indicate the contribution from Salame has been refunded or redirected. A spokesperson for Curtis did not respond to a request for comment.
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