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- **Posted:** 2022-12-14T18:54:42.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Benzinga | News That Moves (@benzinga) — https://gondola.cc/benzinga

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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 to comment on the president’s stand on the issue, the White House press secretary repeated she was covered by the Hatch Act.

“I just can't talk to political contributions or anything related to that I cannot speak about it from here,” she said.

Further pressed to speak on the issue, Jean-Pierre said, “even his opinion, even his thoughts about the contributions, donations — I cannot speak … about that from here.” benzinga 
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