Putins allies pump millions into GOP campaigns through proxies thanks to Citizens United

[yuiyoshida]

The landmark Citizens United case and related campaign finance laws may be facilitating Russia’s attempt to subvert U.S. democracy, the Dallas News reports.

According to an analysis of public campaign finance reports, a group of Russian-linked political donors with ties to Vladimir Putin funnel money to Donald Trump and the GOP through legal campaign contributions that have, thus far, faced little-to-no scrutiny by the federal government.

That could be changing. In September, it was reported that special counsel Robert Mueller is investigating three donors with ties to Russia who contributed a combined total of $2 million to funds controlled by Trump. All three of the men have financial and business ties to Russian oligarchs who are intricately linked with Putin.

As the Dallas News explains, one of those men is Ukrainian-born billionaire Leonard Blavatnik, who holds dual American and British citizenship. Blavatnik at one time offered political donations on a bipartisan basis, giving small contributions to both parties from 2009 to 2014.

From 2015 to 2016, Blavatnik stopped donating to both political parties, and instead contributed $6.35 million to GOP political action committees. According to the Center for Responsive Politics, Blavatnik and two other Russian-linked donors began pumping donations to the Republican National Committee “just as Trump was on the verge of securing the Republican nomination.”

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https://www.rawstory.com/2017/12/putins-russian-allies-pump-millions-into-gop-campaigns-through-proxies-thanks-to-citizens-united/

[Wwcd]

1. McConnel & P Ryan distributed the Kremlin cash to those who took the

loyalty oath in the Senate & Congress.
Intel has Ryan accepting the Cash offer from Kislyak.

That's why he will leave Congress.
Same reason Chaffetz abruptly resigned although he too said he wasn't, then said he needed foot surgery,... aaaand poof he was gone.
Because they are traitors to the US govt.

[Irish_Dem]

2. They sold out America. Wonder what Putin paid to install a US president and congress. nt

[TheDebbieDee]

3. Kick!