Different questions, always the same answer: Russian oligarch GOP campaign financing.

[lindysalsagal]

I keep seeing the same question all over DU: "Why won't the GOP do something about fRump???" So, if I put this here, I can keep linking to it.

https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2017/08/03/tangled-web-connects-russian-oligarch-money-gop-campaigns

GOP campaigns took $7.35 million from oligarch linked to Russia: Ruth May, Contributor

Party loyalty is often cited as the reason that GOP leaders have not been more outspoken in their criticism of President Donald Trump and his refusal to condemn Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election. Yet there may be another reason that top Republicans have not been more vocal in their condemnation. Perhaps it's because they have their own links to the Russian oligarchy that they would prefer go unnoticed.

Donald Trump and the political action committees for Mitch McConnell, Marco Rubio, Scott Walker, Lindsey Graham, John Kasich and John McCain accepted $7.35 million in contributions from a Ukrainian-born oligarch who is the business partner of two of Russian president Vladimir Putin's favorite oligarchs and a Russian government bank.


During the 2015-2016 election season, Ukrainian-born billionaire Leonard "Len" Blavatnik contributed $6.35 million to leading Republican candidates and incumbent senators. Mitch McConnell was the top recipient of Blavatnik's donations, collecting $2.5 million for his GOP Senate Leadership Fund under the names of two of Blavatnik's holding companies, Access Industries and AI Altep Holdings, according to Federal Election Commission documents and OpenSecrets.org.

More at link

[Bradshaw3]

1. I think this is an underreported story

I keep wondering why the GOP brass doesn't dump drumpf. This and possible money laundering involving them are reasons that explain something that doesn't make sense otherwise.

[procon]

2. How is this even legal?

Isn't there a law or some Constitutional prohibition against taking money from foreigners? Bribery, treason, corruption, conflict of interest, you name it, something stinks!

[lindysalsagal]

3. The case was called Citizens united, and the judge ruled that outside money was OK.

http://reclaimdemocracy.org/who-are-citizens-united/