FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has donated thousands to the House committee members who will investigate him

members House Financial Services Committee They got hundreds of thousands of dollars from Sam Bankman-Fried and others at his now bankrupt cryptocurrency company FTX.

Nine members of the House Financial Services Committee received FTX money totaling just over $300,000, according to a review of Federal Election Commission records by Washington Free Lighthouse.

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Bankman-Fried was a major shareholder to the Democratic candidates during the midterm election cycle, channeling most of his donations through a political action committee called the Protect Our Future PAC.

Rep. Choy Garcia, D- From Illinois, he is the only committee member to publicly pledge to return a $2,900 contribution from FTX leaders. The legislator was also the recipient of a nearly $200,000 advertising campaign funded by the Protect Our Future PAC.

Bankman-Fried transferred an estimated $262,200 to Republicans throughout the 2021-2022 election cycle, according to FEC records. His contributions to Republicans pale in comparison Almost 40 million dollars contributed to it Democratic campaigns but still a significant amount, compared to most Americans.

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Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., chair of the House Financial Services Committee, during a hearing in Washington, D.C., Sept. 21, 2022. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Getty Images)

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When asked if Democrats who received campaign money from FTX should return it, committee chair Rep. Maxine Waters said, “Well, I don’t want to get into that. Actually, both sides, Democrats and Republicans, are donations. So thank you.”

Overall, in 2021 and 2022, Bankman-Fried She donated nearly $38 million to various candidates and political action committees, mainly giving his money to Democratic candidates and left-wing groups, according to Federal Election Commission (FEC) filings.

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FILE – Signs are lit for the FTX Arena, where the Miami Heat basketball team plays, on Saturday, November 12, 2022, in Miami. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier, File/AP Newsroom)

However, the majority of his political donations have gone to the Protect Our Future PAC, a group founded in January dedicated to promoting candidates committed to preventing future pandemics.

On Wednesday, it was Bankman Fried Hit a class action lawsuit It was filed by investors alleging that he and other high-profile celebrities — such as legendary NFL quarterback Tom Brady and NBA star Stephen Curry — violated Florida law and caused consumers to suffer more than $11 billion in damages.

Fox News’ Kristin Altos and Tomas Catenacci contributed to this report.