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Parnas and Fruman on the right. Guy on the left looks familiar.
The guy next to Junior, RNC co-chair Tommy Hicks Jr, “has played a key role raising money for Trump and trying to unify the party.” So it’s *very interesting* to see him with two guys who appear to have spread foreign $ around the GOP.
buzzfeednews.com/article/tarini…
The emerging picture of the Ukraine scandal is that it wasn’t just about extorting Ukraine. Team Trump also used the effort to involve Pence and other Republicans in the corruption. To dirty them up or buy them off. Not unlike the NRA did in 2016 with Russian money.
“Hey Mike, get in here”
This Buzzfeed article from July(!) is worth reading again.
buzzfeednews.com/amphtml/mikesa…
Sound familiar?
niskanencenter.org/authoritariani…
Kevin McCarthy’s line gets the attention, but Paul Ryan’s response is so much more revealing. Throw in millions of illegal campaign $, and Trump’s got himself a very quiet Republican Party.
See also:
*COUGH*
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