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onecaliberal

(32,861 posts) Fri Dec 29, 2023, 06:55 PM Dec 2023

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Recon campaigns awash in Russian money. [View all]

Who knew that the result of Citizens United would be that American elections would be awash in Russian money?

All a hostile nation needs to do now is invest in an American corporation and they can flood democracy with anti-democracy malign influence.

Speaker Mike Johnson is being paid by 3 Russian Oligarchs via American Ethane.

Konstantin Nikolaev, Mikhail Yuriev, and Andrey Kunatbaev.

https://www.newsweek.com/house-speaker-mik

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Recon campaigns awash in Russian money. [View all] onecaliberal Dec 2023 OP

The NRA was a pipeline for Russian money. yardwork Dec 2023 #1

their bankruptcy shd b interesting. mopinko Dec 2023 #2

Good post, except Russia hasn't been communist RandomNumbers Dec 2023 #3

curious why they're singling out Mikey Skittles Dec 2023 #4

Nice backers, but in the past, not major sums, and penalized (tinily) for contravening electoral donation law Emrys Dec 2023 #5

"Aid and comfort ...." is now a GOP strategy. The dark money live love laugh Dec 2023 #6

Newsweek link is no good. lindysalsagal Dec 2023 #7

Mike Johnson's Campaign Contributions From Company Tied to Russia dalton99a Dec 2023 #8

How is this anywhere legal?!?! uponit7771 Dec 2023 #9

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