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20 Sep, 8 tweets, 2 min read
BREAKING: Veteran GOP operatives Jesse Benton and Doug Wead indicted for funneling $25,000 of a Russian national's money to the RNC to get a photo/meeting with Trump. justice.gov/opa/pr/politic…
"I have a friend who spends most of his time in the Caribbean (must be nice right?), who has caught the Trump bug in a big way. [H]e wants to fly in for an event, hopefully near NY or DC, where he can attend a funder and get a photo. Then photo is important to him."

-Benton
Wead secure photos of two Russian nationals with Trump in September, 2016:
Trump pardoned Benton in 2020 for an unrelated political campaign finance case. Looks incredibly suspect in hindsight, knowing that Trump took a photo with Benton's Russian client. desmoinesregister.com/story/news/pol…
The $25k was sent to the Trump Victory PAC. He is the donation that prosecutors say came from a Russian national.
Full indictment: justice.gov/opa/press-rele…
Which #OSINT nerd is going to ID the Russian national? Clues from the DOJ: Bank account in Vienna, Ukrainian translator.
I have a scoop on this tomorrow🧐

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