The White House declined to answer questions pertaining to $5.2 million in campaign donations made by Sam Bankman-Fried to U.S. President Joe Biden and if the money will be returned to the disgraced founder of crypto exchange FTX. Follow benzinga Attending a press briefing on Dec. 13, Associated Press (AP) reporter Zeke Miller asked White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre if the president would return the donations. “Does he call on all politicians who got campaign donations that may have come from customer money to return those funds?” Miller queried. Responding to him, Jean-Pierre said, “I'm covered here by the Hatch Act,” adding that she was “limited on what I can say.” She further said, “Anything that's connected to political contributions, from here I would have to refer you to the DNC." What Is The Hatch Act? A federal statute known as the Hatch Act forbids anyone working for the executive branch of government from getting involved in political campaigning. Asked t...