William Barr gave Senate GOP a ton of cash just months before they voted to confirm him

[riversedge]

William Barr gave Senate GOP a ton of cash just months before they voted to confirm him

https://shareblue.com/william-barr-gave-senate-gop-cash-just-months-before-confirmation/
By Oliver Willis -
July 18, 2019



Trump's attorney general added thousands of dollars to the Trump-led culture of corruption in Washington.

Attorney General William Barr donated $51,000 to the committee tasked with electing Republican senators just as the Republican-led Senate began considering his nomination in late 2018.

Quartz released the details of the conveniently timed donations in a report on Thursday.

Barr occasionally made political donations to the Republican Party between 1993 and 2018.
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"In the lead up to his Senate confirmation hearings for attorney general earlier this year, his giving habits suddenly changed," Quartz reported. "Barr's donations became far more frequent, notable for their size, recipients, and possible utility to him."

He gave thousands to the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) between November 7, 2018, and February 14 of this year, when he was confirmed. Barr's nomination was publicly announced by Trump on December 7...........................

[Sanity Claws]

1. He was just the pass-through

I wonder who gave the money to Barr for him to give to the Senate GOP

[secondwind]

2. His daughter and son-in-law also received jobs in the Trump Administration......

So much winning!

[mr_lebowski]

3. If a Democratic President's AG nominee had done this ...

Esp. after suddenly firing his prior AG because he wasn't 'protecting him' like he expected ... this news would be splattered across every network, and Congressional/Senate GOP'pers would be screaming bloody murder.

Since it's Trump, we get to read all about it ... at Quartz.

[sakabatou]

4. So much goddamn corruption!

[babylonsister]

5. And we probably don't know the half of it. nt

[Qutzupalotl]

6. Legalized bribery. nt

[clementine613]

7. I'm shocked - shocked I tell you - to find out that there is bribery in the Rethugs.

n/t