EXCLUSIVE Jill Stein's Recount Cash Pays for Her Russia Legal Defense

[DonViejo]

Former Green Party nominee Jill Stein promised her donors they would have a say where the leftover money they gave to fund the 2016 recount was spent. They didn’t.

CHARLES DAVIS
07.13.18 5:16 AM ET

Money that Jill Stein raised to recount votes in 2016 swing states is being used by her campaign to pay for legal bills stemming from the investigation of Russian interference in the last presidential election.

In June, The Daily Beast reported that the the U.S. Green Party candidate’s campaign, which raised $7.3 million for recounts in Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, had in 2017 stopped disclosing its monthly spending with the Federal Election Commission. Later that month, the Jill Stein for President committee filed a slew of reports that reveal spending on lawyers who are not trying to get inside any voting machines.

At the end of May 2018, according to the most recent FEC filing, the Stein campaign paid the “Partnership for Civil Justice” $66,441.60; that is on top of a $31,536 payment made in January, and more than the Stein campaign had in cash on hand by November 2016.

The Partnership for Civil Justice Fund is a nonprofit law firm whose mission is to “defend and advance fundamental civil, constitutional and human rights,” per a 2016 IRS filing. On its website, the group notes that it is representing Stein in her dealings before the the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.

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[Roland99]

1. Sooo glad I never gave that charlatan a dime

[DinahMoeHum]

8. Same here.

[madaboutharry]

2. She's a fraud.

[Scurrilous]

3. @#$% Jill Stein.

[Dr Hobbitstein]

4. Not surprised.

This is what charlatans do.

[still_one]

5. She was always a fraud. In fact the Green Party is a fraud, and unfortunately has duped a good

number of people since 2000

What is sad is that the false equivalency bullshit that they pushed in 2000, a lot of people did not learn

[oasis]

6. Toast.

[MichMan]

7. All those members here that donated to her should be ashamed

There were posters here who proudly donated to her for her fake recount. I hope they look themselves in the mirror and recognize their ignorance and what they have done to further damage our country

[DinahMoeHum]

9. +1000s

n/t

[mbusby]

14. A lot of members that donated....

...wanted the recounts and apparently this was the only route to take. The fact that the funds are being used for purposes other than what they were intended is indeed a malfeasance. I wouldn't get out the torches and pitchforks just yet.

[Dr Hobbitstein]

17. Except it wasn't the only route to take.

It was a scam to part fools from their money. And it was quite obvious.

[Gothmog]

10. Who is surprised by this?

[RhodeIslandOne]

11. JPR will cover her

Remember, the Russia probe is fake news!

[lark]

12. Traitor to her country.

She's just another Pootie tool lying to get $$ for herself.

[dalton99a]

13. Jill Stein belongs in prison

[BillyBobBrilliant]

15. Traitor! n/t

[elmac]

16. backing any 3rd party during a GE

is never a good idea. In the past, 3rd parties have taken votes from both the right and left. With so much at stake all progressives better be voting Democratic no matter who runs for office.