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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMitch McConnell reportedly linked to Putin, Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska and Russian companies
Blavatnik contributed a total of $3.5 million to a PAC associated with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. Blavatnik contributed $1.5 million to the GOP Senate Leadership Fund PAC in the name of Access Industries and another $1 million in the name of AI-Altep Holdings during the 2015/2016 election season. And as of September 2017, he had contributed another $1 million this year through AIAltep.
Blavatnik, whose family emigrated to the U.S. in the late 1970s, is a longtime business associate of Russian oligarchs Oleg Deripaska and Viktor Vekselberg, both of whom have ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Along with McConnell, Republican Senators Marco Rubio and Lindsey Graham received hefty sums from Blavatnik as well.
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unitedwethrive
(1,997 posts)And its pretty clear that none of them have been acting in the best interest of our country. So, many of us have been assuming a connection all along.
bitterross
(4,066 posts)Controlling the leaders too just makes sense. The best way to ensure you get what you want and to have them be complicit in the treason.
Dustlawyer
(10,493 posts)for controlling the GOP!!!
triron
(21,915 posts)guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)Let them explain it.
global1
(25,167 posts)If not, every time Mitch is in front of a camera - he should be asked about his Russian connections (i.e., campaign donations from Russians, etc.). For that matter - same goes for Graham & Ribio.
Cracklin Charlie
(12,904 posts)Head in shell.
gademocrat7
(10,623 posts)4TheArts
(72 posts)Let this become indictable stuff. I want so much to see the disgusting KKKentucnik arrested in predawn spectacle.
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)involving Paul Ryan and other Rethugs playing in the same sand box.
Delmette2.0
(4,143 posts)PeeJ52
(1,588 posts)When will they start asking some questions to these "leaders". How long have they been compromised by Russian interests? Where are our investigative reporters? Was Kruschev right when he said We will take America without firing a shot. We do not have to invade the U.S. We will destroy you from within....
kag
(4,076 posts)The original Dallas Morning News article ran in December of 2017, and it pops up on DU every couple of months. Like you, I'm wondering when the rest of the mainstream news will begin to cover it.
Rachel, where are you?
bluecollar2
(3,622 posts)Surely the Majority can find a way to begin formal investigations...
procon
(15,805 posts)so many Americans will to turn traitor for coin?
WhiteTara
(29,676 posts)snip
During Trumps 2016 campaign, Jim had a meeting with MBS and later joined the Blackstone Group (Kushners lenders), seemingly at MBSs urging. Then Mitchs big payday came three weeks after Jamal Khashoggis assassination when Jim attended MBSs ill-fated conference. MBS pledged $20 billion to Blackstone to be earmarked for Elaine Chaos $1.5 trillion infrastructure plan.
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Jim Breyer is McConnell's brother in law and has tentacles everywhere and Mitch benefits.
Celerity
(42,652 posts)apparatus to be significant investors in both Twitter and Facebook.
Great post.
Ironically I just posted on this at another thread
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=11770232
treasonous fucks
WhiteTara
(29,676 posts)I wake up every day and have to look to see if he's annihilated the world, or if we "got him" when neither has happened I stumble through the day.
zentrum
(9,865 posts)Ford_Prefect
(7,821 posts)Would you think this also goes a long way to explaining the sinking of an Obama SCOTUS nominee, eh?
LiberalFighter
(50,499 posts)Botany
(70,291 posts).... rat fuck our elections but Russia had to have inside help and money is on Brad Parscale.
yaesu
(8,020 posts)all they would need is a few well placed millions to bribe the GOP, take over ameriKa, easy peasy.
BigmanPigman
(51,430 posts)Hopefully Mueller is closing in on this traitor too.
https://www.dailykos.com/story/2019/1/13/1825790/-McConnell-and-the-Agents-of-Power-and-Influence
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211657130
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211668442
tiptonic
(765 posts)Just wondering if Comrades Benedict donald and mcConnell, are paid in rubbles or dollars.
mucifer
(23,373 posts)oasis
(49,151 posts)His treachery won't go undocumented by historians.
Mr. Quackers
(443 posts)not 30 years ago.
democratisphere
(17,235 posts)Certainly explains why Graham and drumpf are so chummy. McConnell takes his marching orders from drumpf and by extension putin. Corruption abounds.