Former Rand Paul aide, pardoned by Trump, charged with funneling Russian money into 2016 election

[AZProgressive]

A former campaign staffer for US Sen. Rand Paul has been charged with channeling money from Russia into the 2016 presidential election, the US Department of Justice said Monday.

In an unsealed indictment, dated September 9, prosecutors allege Jesse Benton "conspired to illegally funnel thousands of dollars of foreign money from a Russian foreign national" into the campaign.

In October 2016, Benton received a $100,000 wire transfer from the unnamed Russian national, the indictment states, promising him that he would get to "meet a celebrity" at a fundraiser in Philadelphia on September 22, 2016.

Prosecutors do not name the candidate, but former President Donald Trump was hosting a fundraiser that night at the Ritz-Carlton in Center City, Philadelphia.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/former-rand-paul-aide-pardoned-by-trump-charged-with-funneling-russian-money-into-2016-election/ar-AAOEapd?ocid=st

[Corgigal]

1. Here we go,

let’s peel back this Republican Party before it’s too late. McConnell needs to worry about the only thing he worries about, himself.

Rand Paul visiting Moscow on the 4th of July was such a tell. Russia can’t help itself from boasting.

[marble falls]

2. What is it with Kentucky and the Russians?

[Blue Owl]

5. The Comradewealth of Kentrotsky

[FakeNoose]

3. We all know Rand Paul HAD to be in on this

[Blue Owl]

6. Putin was seen renting a Rug Doktor

[Deuxcents]

4. What is it with Ky?

Are the voters there in a trance? Do they not care about what is going on with just their everyday lives but what their elected are doing in their name while they don’t see their lives getting ahead? They need to rise up.. get to the voting polls n change their conditions.. aggg. Don’t bet on it.

[summer_in_TX]

7. Well, well, well.

Russia and Rand Paul's aide. I'll be waiting for more revelations. All the treasonous GOP who spent 4th of July in Russia are suspect.

[monkeyman1]

8. might just be a start of thing's to come ?

[DFW]

9. My thoughts exactly

I think this is closer to the first chapter than the last.