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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,026 posts)
Thu Nov 11, 2021, 01:55 PM Nov 2021

Embattled GOP Senator Says a Staffer Messed Up His Campaign Reports and Vanished. We Found Him in

Minutes.

A Republican senator faces serious allegations that he illegally loaned his campaign millions of dollars from his company. But the senator in question—Republican Mike Braun of Indiana—says he can’t fully answer the government’s questions because one of his key staffers “vanished.”

The Daily Beast found him within minutes.

On Wednesday morning, the Federal Election Commission released its audit of Braun’s campaign committee, alleging a litany of serious financial reporting errors, as well as millions of dollars in allegedly improper loans Braun used to finance his 2018 bid—including $1.5 million routed from the candidate’s former company.

However, the campaign claims it cannot fully comply because its former treasurer “vanished,” and they have not been able to locate him in three years.

But the campaign must not be looking very hard. It only took The Daily Beast minutes to identify and locate the man. His mother said in a phone call that she would pass along a request for comment.

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Embattled GOP Senator Says a Staffer Messed Up His Campaign Reports and Vanished. We Found Him in (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2021 OP
trump set the bar, no lie is too outrageous spanone Nov 2021 #1
Another one should bite the dust malaise Nov 2021 #2
Why does this remind me of this? MagickMuffin Nov 2021 #3
You "can't" find what you don't want to find. patphil Nov 2021 #4
Roger spoke with his Mom FelineOverlord Nov 2021 #5
HAHAHA! NoSheep Nov 2021 #9
Just Another Politician Who Should Be Embarrassed COL Mustard Nov 2021 #15
IMO the truth is the staffer quit when he saw the scale of the fraud, refusing to sign off. Ford_Prefect Nov 2021 #6
Yet again, a Republician equals a liar irisblue Nov 2021 #7
Republicans grifting and lying. As usual. Champp Nov 2021 #8
my awful, embarrassing MAGA Senator LymphocyteLover Nov 2021 #10
ALL TOGETHER NOW..... SergeStorms Nov 2021 #11
The power and the ego rush really blinds them to their potential future danger. lindysalsagal Nov 2021 #12
And I'll guarantee that if somebody uses illegal means to get INTO office, 70sEraVet Nov 2021 #14
Ah Yes, the old "Rogue Staffer" gambit. NBachers Nov 2021 #13
K&R Scurrilous Nov 2021 #16

COL Mustard

(5,905 posts)
15. Just Another Politician Who Should Be Embarrassed
Thu Nov 11, 2021, 04:40 PM
Nov 2021

But won't be. And I hate hate hate the "it was my staff" attitude.

lindysalsagal

(20,692 posts)
12. The power and the ego rush really blinds them to their potential future danger.
Thu Nov 11, 2021, 04:14 PM
Nov 2021

And no matter how many times they hear stories like this, they all enter into illegal shenanigans believing, "No one will ever know."

70sEraVet

(3,503 posts)
14. And I'll guarantee that if somebody uses illegal means to get INTO office,
Thu Nov 11, 2021, 04:35 PM
Nov 2021

they won't hesitate to use illegal means to ENRICH themselves in office.

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