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Breaking news! Republican pardon by trump found GUILTY of conspiring with communist Russians to influence elections | |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 79382020 United States 11/18/2022 10:10 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Breaking news! Republican pardon by trump found GUILTY of conspiring with communist Russians to influence elections [link to www.yahoo.com (secure)] Jesse Benton, a former top aide to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), and former Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas), was convicted Thursday of helping a Russian citizen illegally funnel a political donation to former President Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign. Benton, 44, purchased a $25,000 ticket to a September 2016 Republican National Committee event for Trump and gave the ticket to Russian multilevel marketer Roman Vasilenko. Vasilenko then gave Benton $100,000. This is Benton's second conviction for campaign finance violations. In May 2016, he was found guilty of illegally facilitating the transfer of $73,000 to an Iowa state senator in exchange for endorsing Ron Paul during his 2012 presidential bid. Trump pardoned Benton in December 2020, soon before leaving office. |
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