RNC will keep Wynn money until outside investigation is complete

[demmiblue]

Source: The Hill

Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel said Tuesday that it would only return donations from former RNC finance chair Steve Wynn, who has been accused of sexually harassing his employees, if investigations find him guilty of wrongdoing.

The RNC has been largely silent since Friday's Wall Street Journal report about Wynn, a casino mogul. The RNC announced his departure from the top party finance spot one day after the report, which claims that Wynn had been harassing women and pressuring them into performing sexual acts for decades.

When asked by Fox News whether the RNC was planning on returning donations from Wynn — who has given millions to the RNC and other GOP groups over the years — McDaniel said the party wants to wait for the process to unfold. Wynn played a key role in the RNC's record-breaking 2017 fundraising, and has given heavily to the RNC as well as other GOP party organizations and candidates over the years.

The RNC was quick to call for Democrats to return money from Democratic donor Harvey Weinstein after the Hollywood producer was accused of a history of sexual misconduct. But McDaniel said Tuesday that, in Wynn's case, the RNC will instead wait until the investigations are complete before returning any money.

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/371369-rnc-will

[Cryptoad]

1. Hah,,,,,,, it wouold be easier to convince them to,,,,,,,

go deep into the woods and fall on their swords. They Love $Money$ more than anything else, including themselves !

[Roy Rolling]

2. The GOP rule of law

A person is innocent until proven guilty for their conservative enablers, but guilty in the court of public opinion if Democrats are involved.

[Enoki33]

3. They will never return it.

[reflection]

4. The hypocrisy is breathtaking.

If the average American was even mildly informed, the GOP would be an extinct party.

[Bragi2]

5. Why is returning a donation seen as a punishment?

It's like making a thief "take back" whatever they stole.

The RNC should give the money to a women's charity, or something like that.

[Gothmog]

6. Who is surprised by this?

[hotrod0808]

7. Good to know.

Also good to know, we have the moral high ground. It hasn't helped us one bit now, but maybe after the country is in ruins, someone will remember that fondly.

[joanbarnes]

8. Of course RePukes are keeping the money.

[Drahthaardogs]

9. See how this works?

This is why outing Franken sans investigation was Stoopid!

[Blue_Tires]

10. That's why I said Dems were suckers

for willfully falling on their own sword over Weinstein and Franken, then having the gall the believe the GOP would do the same with the roles reversed