A handful of billionaires are contributing heavily to the RNC account funding drumpf’s legal team, but hey, they’re just doing it out of altruism…
Bwahahahahahahahahahahahaha.
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“Big-dollar special interest fundraising to pay the president’s legal bills most certainly raises the threat of corruption,”(ya think?) said Paul Ryan, vice president of policy and litigation at the nonpartisan transparency advocacy group Common Cause. “Lots of donors to the RNC are looking for access and influence. A big check for the president’s legal bills is one more way to do it.”...
Richard Uihlein, a Wisconsin shipping magnate, and his wife, Elizabeth, together gave more than $200,000 to the legal fund last month, according to FEC filings.
Billionaire investor Charles Schwab gave more than $100,000 in July, as did former Home Depot Chief Executive Bernard Marcus and his wife, Wilma. Billionaire Robert Mercer, a top Trump donor; casino owner and longtime Trump friend Phil Ruffin; and a political-action committee funded by Comcast Corp. also have given to the fund, filings show….
In April, billionaire Len Blavatnik gave $12,700 to the RNC’s legal fund, on top of donations of about $200,000 to other RNC accounts. He also gave the legal fund $100,000 in 2016, according to FEC filings….
In 2013, Mr. Blavatnik earned billions when he, Mr. Vekselberg and two other partners sold their stake in the oil company TNK-BP to Rosneft, a Kremlin-controlled oil company. Rosneft’s chief executive is Igor Sechin, a top ally of Russian President Vladmir Putin.
Good to know that if drumpf uses this “get out of jail free of legal debt” card wisely, he won’t be beholden to anybody…
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