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Related: About this forumSecret Money Connection Exposed Between GOP, Super PAC Who Aired Benghazi Ad
Still want to provide the wind beneath the wings of corrupt Republicans? Only those interested in propping up the rightwing would latch onto this to build their cause. Seriously. Think about the kind of tacit permission given to Gowdy, Cruz, and the like by flogging this non issue.
http://www.addictinginfo.org/2015/10/20/secret-money-connection-exposed-between-gop-super-pac-who-aired-benghazi-ad/
Rep. Trey Gowdy, Chairman of the House Select Committee on Benghazi, is financially connected to a Super PAC that ran an ad on the Benghazi attack that has been condemned by the family of slain ambassador Chris Stevens.
The Washington Post uncovered the ties between Rep. Gowdy and Stop Hillary PAC:
On Friday, Gowdys campaign returned three donations after The Washington Post inquired about links to a political action committee that aired a controversial ad about the Benghazi attacks during last weeks Democratic presidential debate.
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The PACs treasurer, Dan Backer, previously served as treasurer of a now-defunct fundraising committee affiliated with Gowdy. He is the treasurer of three other PACs the Conservative Action Fund, the Special Operations Speaks PAC and the Tea Party Leadership Fund that each donated $2,000 to Gowdys campaign on the same day in May.
The paper also found that Stop Hillary PAC spent $10,000 on automated phone calls defending and promoting Gowdy. more..
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Secret Money Connection Exposed Between GOP, Super PAC Who Aired Benghazi Ad (Original Post)
Skidmore
Oct 2015
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Cha
(295,899 posts)1. Thank you for this, Skidmore. Excellent expose on the gops.
sufrommich
(22,871 posts)2. I hope this results in someone being brought up
on ethics charges.
1StrongBlackMan
(31,849 posts)3. I think, now, we are finding out what Gowdy was talking about ...
when he said: "These have been the worst few weeks of his life."
And, I think it ain't gonna get any better, any time soon.
zappaman
(20,605 posts)4. Kick.
George II
(67,782 posts)5. The connection is not just between that PAC and the GOP, but the Committee chairman himself!
Curiously Gowdy's campaign returned the money on Friday.
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)6. K & R
Boner and many high profile GOPs are also involved. I would love to see them exposed as well! Thanks for the read!