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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPsssssssssst!! Exclusive investigation: Groper Don the Con faces foreign donor fundraising scandal
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/10/24/exclusive-investigation-donald-trump-faces-foreign-donor-fundrai/<snip>
Donald Trumps presidential campaign is facing a fundraising scandal after a Telegraph investigation exposed how key supporters were prepared to accept illicit donations from foreign backers.
Senior figures involved with the Great America PAC, one of the leading "independent" groups organising television advertisements and grassroots support for the Republican nominee, sought to channel $2 million from a Chinese donor into the campaign to elect the billionaire despite laws prohibiting donations from foreigners.
In return, undercover reporters purporting to represent the fictitious donor were assured that he would obtain influence if Mr Trump made it to the White House.
The disclosure raises questions about the origins of money being ploughed into supporting Mr Trumps candidacy.
The PAC consultant who brokered the deal proposed using as a conduit a type of organisation he admitted is seen as being responsible for the dark money in politics.
The revelations also highlight the apparent desperation of Mr Trump's supporters to finance the final weeks of his campaign amid a series of controversies and polls showing him losing in key states.
Mr Trump once labelled Super PACs a disaster that have total control of the candidates, and has criticised Mrs Clinton for relying on outside groups.
Undercover reporters posing as consultants acting for a Chinese benefactor approached specific pro-Trump and pro-Clinton fundraisers and groups after receiving information that individuals were involved in hiding foreign donations.
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Psssssssssst!! Exclusive investigation: Groper Don the Con faces foreign donor fundraising scandal (Original Post)
malaise
Oct 2016
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underpants
(182,791 posts)1. This could explain why Eric was stealing lemonade in an In-and-Out water cup
Every $1.29 counts.
malaise
(268,978 posts)2. Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah
This article has some great stuff - isn't the Telegraph a Murdoch paper?
underpants
(182,791 posts)3. I wasn't sure how much attention that had gotten on DU
BTW Eric totally doesn't look like he's into it or doesn't like being in the public eye. I have no idea how they thought the Children of the Corn would play well but then, like many, I am trying to inject reality into their bubble.
I'm lovin' it - keep it coming