Senators Demand CFTC Disclose Details of Extensive Ties to Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX
• Warren and Grassley sent letter to CFTC chair demanding accounting of all meetings and correspondence with Sam Bankman-Fried • Over 14 months, CFTC officials met with SBF and FTX team 10 times and Behnam exchanged "messages" with SBF • SBF was pushing part of FTX to handle margined derivatives trading without intermediary • After FTX collapse, senators asked for info on CFTC's meetings/texts with SBF, Hawley asked for correspondence records • Letter asks again for such correspondence, wanting copies of written communications and timelines of interactions