Sunday, August 27, 2023

RUSSIA & REPUBLICANS


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How Putin's oligarchs funneled millions into GOP campaigns

Campaign finance reports show troubling connections between a group of wealthy donors with ties to Russia and their political contributions to Trump and top Republican leaders.

Editor's note May 8, 2018: This column originally published December 15, 2017. New allegations about $500k in payments from a Russian oligarch made to Trump attorney Michael Cohen have placed it back in the news.

As Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team probes deeper into potential collusion between Trump officials and representatives of the Russian government, investigators are taking a closer look at political contributions made by U.S. citizens with close ties to Russia.

Buried in the campaign finance reports available to the public are some troubling connections between a group of wealthy donors with ties to Russia and their political contributions to President Donald Trump and a number of top Republican leaders. And thanks to changes in campaign finance laws, the political contributions are legal. We have allowed our campaign finance laws to become a strategic threat to our country.

https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2018/05/08/how-putin-s-oligarchs-funneled-millions-into-gop-campaigns/





Russian-linked campaign cash raises new questions

 

03/07/2022 

WMG Owner Len Blavatnik attends the Warner Music Pre-Grammy Party.

Billionaire Len Blavatnik has donated to Democrats and Republicans. | Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for Warner Music


https://www.politico.com/newsletters/weekly-score/2022/03/07/russian-linked-campaign-cash-raises-new-questions-00014535




Longtime GOP operatives charged with funneling Russian national’s money to Trump, RNC

Jesse Benton and Doug Wead pleaded not guilty to six felony charges, including facilitating a campaign contribution by a foreign national.

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/09/20/gop-operatives-charged-funneling-russian-money-trump-rnc-513219 



GOP operatives funneling Russian money to Trump is the latest foreign “straw” donor scheme
https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2021/09/gop-operatives-funneling-russian-money-trump-latest-foreign-straw-donor-scheme/


Russia has spent over $300 million on influencing foreign elections since 2014, US officials say
https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/13/politics/russia-foreign-elections-influence/index.html


Russia and the Republicans
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/597042-russia-and-the-republicans/

GOP campaigns took $7.35 million from oligarch linked to Russia

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