I like @profgalloway, believe him to be very intelligent, and find myself, quite often, agreeing with many of the things he says, especially on issues like income inequality and poverty - something I know a lot about. 

The issue I have with Scott’s commentary with @andersoncooper is the implication that what he’s talking about is somehow new to American politics and the incoming @realDonaldTrump administration. 

“Pay to play” has been the name of the game in Washington for decades.

My God, let’s not pretend regulatory capture is something new. During the last 4 years, we’ve witnessed some of the absolute worse examples of regulatory capture and corruption in the country’s history. Period.

And we’ve also witnessed how the current administration has punished competitors of Companies who have paid to play. I’ve personally been fighting against and exposing the lawfare and regulatory capture that’s run rampant throughout Biden’s administration for the last 4 years - and I’ve done it for free.

@SBF_FTX donated $70M to democrats during the 2022 midterms, second only behind George Soros. During the trial of SBF it was learned that SBF donated $10M to the Biden Administration. The testimony at trial came from SBF’s former girlfriend and co-conspirator. She was asked whether SBF had shared with her the reason he made such a large donation to the Biden administration. SBF replied:

“To gain access to regulators.” 

And boy did he gain access. He met with @CFTCbehnam and other CFTC Commissioners. He met privately with @GaryGensler - AT LEAST TWICE. SBF, before the FTX blowup, suggested that he and Gensler might be close to a FAVORABLE DEAL for FTX. 🤔 At the same time Gensler was meeting with SBF,  the CEO of an offshore exchange, Gensler refused to meet with @brian_armstrong @jespow @bgarlinghouse or other CEOs of AMERICAN Crypto Companies.

You guys know FTX, right? 

SBF also got to testify before @FSCDems. In fact, @RepMaxineWaters is on tape blowing SBF kisses she was so smitten with him (or his 💰 ). 

The Bernie Madoff of Crypto, who operated an OFFSHORE exchange, was treated like fucking royalty because he PAID TO PLAY.

What about SBF’s competitors, you might ask? 

The @SECGov sued them.

Does any of this sound similar to what @profgalloway is  saying to @andersoncooper?

I helped uncover regulatory capture at the SEC that led to @EMPOWR_us making a referral to the Office of Inspector General and an investigation has been completed. The report, of course, has not been released to the public. I could also go into Operation ChokePoint 2.0 as well, but it would be redundant.

I understand the issue and concern @profgalloway is raising and I share those concerns. During my campaign against @ewarren, I stated multiple times that the era we’ve been living through will be described in history books as the Corruption Era.

My point to Scott and Anderson is this: let’s not pretend that that era begins on Monday, January 20, 2025 at 12PM EST.