I look forward to reading the Fox News and Newsmax article on this.GOP operative’s conviction over illegal Russian contributions to Trump campaign upheldThe HillFILIP TIMOTIJAApril 20, 2024 at 2:01 PMhttps://www.aol.com/news/gop-operative-conviction-over-illegal-180109584.htmlA GOP political operative’s conviction over steering illegal Russian contributions to former President Trump’s 2016 campaign was upheld by a federal appeals court on Friday.The District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the appeal of Jesse Benton, a veteran political operative.Benton was convicted in late 2022. He had been charged with helping to orchestrate an illegal donation to the Trump campaign and the Republican National Committee (RNC) for a Russian national, Roman Vasilenko.Benton’s consulting firm received $100,000. The operative created a fake invoice on which he said the fee was for consulting. He then arranged for Vasilenko to meet with Trump at a fundraiser without revealing his nationality to the campaign or the former president, according to court documents.Benton kept $75,000 for himself and used the remaining $25,000 to contribute to the campaign, according to a Justice Department release. He listed himself as a contributor for the donation, concealing the actual source of the funds when filing with the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
>>1289065CIA interferes in Russian politics all the time. It's been rumored that they even support a neighboring nation's war.still an interesting article Mr TIMOTIJA.Why do you post here on /news/?The Kremlin has only a very small influence on US elections unlike the US which tries to assassinate Putin
>>1289067>The Kremlin has only a very small influence on US electionsNot when one of the candidates are a useful tool for the Kremlin agenda.
>>1289065https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/05/17/truth-about-russia-trump-2016-election/There have been four major investigations into Russian intervention in the 2016 presidential election and the FBI’s handling of the subject — a 2019 report released by special counsel Robert S. Mueller III, a 2019 Justice Department inspector general report, a bipartisan report by the Senate Intelligence Committee issued in 2020 by a GOP-controlled Senate, and now a 2023 report released by special counsel John Durham. All told, the reports add up to about 2,500 pages of dense prose and sometimes contradictory conclusions.But broad themes can be deduced from a close reading of the evidence gathered in the lengthy documents, as well as indictments and testimony on related criminal cases.1. Russia tried to swing the 2016 election to Trump2. The FBI had reason to investigate a tip suggesting Trump campaign involvement3. The Trump campaign welcomed help from Russia4. The ‘Steele dossier’ proved to be a red herring
>>1289069That's why Putin currently endorses Biden, who allowed Putin to invade Ukraine to destroy evidence of the Biden family's corruption.
>>1289067The CIA have been very good at keeping Putin Tzar for the past 25 years :)
>>1289073>listening to putin's blatant liesyou're either a shill or a retard
>>1289073>Putin says thing so I automatically believe it over US agenciesUseful tools.
>>1289065Trump and Trump supporters have been charged for bogus things for years. This is probably a lie too.
>>1289076Imagine trusting the US's Russian agencies.They're all Russian spies.
>>1289078>Everything that makes my team look bad is bogusIf you didn't say this every time someone wearing a red hat got a speeding ticket for the last eight years, people might take you seriously
>>1289065>Benton’s consulting firm received $100,000. The operative created a fake invoice on which he said the fee was for consulting. He then arranged for Vasilenko to meet with Trump at a fundraiser without revealing his nationality to the campaign or the former president, according to court documents.So Benton defrauded the GOP. Smug liberals can't read articles before posting them.>Benton kept $75,000 for himself and used the remaining $25,000 to contribute to the campaign, according to a Justice Department release.Trump's presidential campaign cost about $400 million.
>>1289075>>1289076>Literal NPC golems telling me I'm a tool as they shill for US agencies in the same breath The absolute state of /retardedonpurpose/
>>1289065>Reddit FrogThis meme should have died a decade ago
>>1289083i'm genuinely flattered by your imitation
>>1289083Imagine being an American that hates his own country but respects Russia. Literally how.
>>1289084U mad? Kek triggered
>>1289069>Not when one of the candidates are a useful tool for the Kremlin agenda.The GOP will offer tRump a shiny object ex. a gold golf cart, if he give ucrane more $. And he will give it.
>>1289083You're literally shilling for Putin And believing everything he says. Just move to Russia already man.
>>1289065>without revealing his nationalityright
>>1289100Imagine being a Canadian shill who goes on American image-boards and tells Americans they're Russians for disagreeing with them
>>1289242What kind of weird projection is this? Besides, I'm from Michigan fag
>>1289065>Benton’s consulting firm received $100,000. The operative created a fake invoice on which he said the fee was for consulting. He then arranged for Vasilenko to meet with Trump at a fundraiser without revealing his nationality to the campaign or the former president, according to court documents.Huh.Sounds like op needs some meds
>>1289250You are not helping your case you know
>>1289101Yes
>>1289065of course it was a hoax. Here's what really happened:The Russians hacked the network that was used to update the voting machines, preventing the Democrats from stealing it via computer vote shaving. They knew this happened but couldn't admit it for obvious reasons so they concocted the ridiculous story that got entirely BTFO years ago.I doubt Trump had any awareness of this - the Russians probably just thought it would be funny.
