Wednesday, December 28, 2016

Disgraced GOP operative may have violated probation by trying to funnel Chinese money to Trump


A disgraced campaign operative for Kentucky senators Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul may have violated his probation by meeting in New York with undercover reporters offering to make illegal donations to Donald Trump.
Jesse Benton, who was sentenced in September to two years of probation for buying a senator’s endorsement while working for Ron Paul’s 2012 presidential campaign, told the journalists Oct. 13 that he could funnel $2 million toward a pro-Trump PAC through his public affairs company to hide its origins, reported the Associated Press.
The reporters from the Telegraph newspaper were posing as associates of a Chinese benefactor, and foreign nationals are prohibited by law from donating to U.S. federal elections.
Full Article via Raw Story

Jesse Benton with Mitch McConnell. Yes, something really stinks.