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Originally Posted by detbuch
Is this what you're referring to? https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/18/gop-...campaign-.html[/COLOR]
Most of the money went into Benton's pocket, not the Trump campaign. And the money came from a private Russian businessman who gave the money in order to be able to get for himself a picture of him with Trump in order to promote his own business. It was not funneled from the Russian government to the Trump campaign. Benton kept for himself $75,000 of the $100,000 given by the Russian businessman, and gave the remaining $25,000 to the Great America PAC, a super Pac supporting Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign, as well as the campaigns of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Sen. Rand Paul, both Republicans from Kentucky, and Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas. Benton was convicted of a campaign finance crime and the Russian businessman got his picture with Trump.
This was not "Russian" (Russian government) interference in the election. |
So a crappie fisherman from the midwest knows exactly how money is or isn't funneled into a campaign, simply amazing. I'm certain the Russian government would never make an effort to funnel money into Trump's or anyone else's campaign, in a such a way that didn't look like the Russian government was involved. They are after all a very honorable and honest government after all,
There isn't a single person alive that can with 100% certainty say how much the Russian disinformation campaign impacted the results and you are a fool and a liar if you say otherwise. On a side bar since we are talking now about influence of that 2016 election and the GOP is all set to go after the weaponized AG, FBI and homeland security departments; isn't it ironic that the announcement they would be looking again into Hilary just ahead of the election seemed to hurt Hillary and the democrats and helpful in getting Trump and the GOP candidate elected.