Sat Aug 5, 2017, 12:31 AM

Maraya1969 (14,154 posts)

New Report Ryan and Mcconnell took millions from Russian oligarch tied to Putin

If McConnell and Ryan are indicted along with Trump and Pence does a Democrat get to be president?

http://washingtonjournal.com/2017/08/04/new-report-reveals-mcconnell-ryan-took-millions-russian-oligarch-tied-putin/

A series of top Republican elected officials have just been exposed for accepting outsized donations from one of the world’s richest men, Leonid “Len” Blavatnik. Blavatnik is a Ukrainian-born businessman whose fortune comes from owning a company purchased by Putin’s Rosneft, the state-run Russian oil company cited in the infamous Russian “pee tape” dossier.

Americans have asked why Congressional Republicans continued to defend President Trump’s secret relationship with Putin and their collision in last year’s elections, and these massive Super PAC donations could help explain why.

The Dallas News just issued a stunning report based on public records recently uncovered by the Democratic Coalition, that the Republican Speaker of the House Paul Ryan and Senate Majority leader McConnell have taken a Putin-connected billionaire Blavatnik’s cash:

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Donald Trump and the political action committees for Mitch McConnell, Marco Rubio, Scott Walker, Lindsey Graham, John Kasich and John McCain accepted $7.35 million in contributions from a Ukrainian-born oligarch who is the business partner of two of Russian president Vladimir Putin’s favorite oligarchs and a Russian government bank.

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New Report Ryan and Mcconnell took millions from Russian oligarch tied to Putin (Original post)	Maraya1969	Aug 2017	OP
They're all dirty. It's all coming out now.	brush	Aug 2017	#1
Most of the republicans are dirty!	TheDebbieDee	Aug 2017	#57
This CANNOT be surprising to anybody on DU	FakeNoose	Aug 2017	#60
Supposedly, some repukes already wanted McTurtle's resignation	ProudLib72	Aug 2017	#2
Totally agree, but it doesn't work that way	FakeNoose	Aug 2017	#61
4th in line is Orrin Hatch.	madaboutharry	Aug 2017	#3
Of the potentials, he's the first I don't actively curse.	politicat	Aug 2017	#6
Hatch...	thesquanderer	Aug 2017	#13
No, this mud is sticky	canetoad	Aug 2017	#14
This mud is sticky. Hatch's previous mud is relatively washable.	politicat	Aug 2017	#35
After a lifetime immersed in mormonism	Corvo Bianco	Aug 2017	#40
Oh gag me.	Maraya1969	Aug 2017	#48
Now don't tease, please...	WheelWalker	Aug 2017	#4
Something we all must be aware of,	Wellstone ruled	Aug 2017	#5
What does he mean by that?	BigmanPigman	Aug 2017	#12
Pretty obvious.	Wellstone ruled	Aug 2017	#50
All 435 seats in the U.S. House are up for election in 2018.	procon	Aug 2017	#7
If they get away with this	Generic Other	Aug 2017	#9
I don't even think we've fixed any of the voting issues. It's not even being talked about.	C Moon	Aug 2017	#11
We have paper ballots	madokie	Aug 2017	#22
There will be a massive, unrelenting KGOP propaganda projection storm	Achilleaze	Aug 2017	#29
I don't think it will work this time around. Trump has probably been our best hope	jaysunb	Aug 2017	#75
President Nancy Pelosi?	mwooldri	Aug 2017	#68
Is this a Hail Mary of Friday Recess dumps?	Generic Other	Aug 2017	#8
I knew something was up when Lyin' Ryan changed his stance on Trump so suddenly.	C Moon	Aug 2017	#10
and then he told the ReTHUG leadership to swear to secrecy	malaise	Aug 2017	#27
I wonder what's going to happen.........oh yeah, nothing.	AJT	Aug 2017	#15
K&R; nt	ProudProgressiveNow	Aug 2017	#16
the corruption runs so deep	barbtries	Aug 2017	#17
This is worth hacking election: Putting Tillerson in sec of state, the exxon mobil mogul	lindysalsagal	Aug 2017	#18
I sent it to rachel.	lindysalsagal	Aug 2017	#19
Oh yea! Things spread far and wide if she reports on it!	Maraya1969	Aug 2017	#53
republican TreasonWeasels deserve a full measure of justice	Achilleaze	Aug 2017	#20
As much as I want this to be true,	Dr Hobbitstein	Aug 2017	#21
Its true, reports have been out there for months, just bubbling up to main stream now.	Justice	Aug 2017	#23
I will believe it when I see it.	Dr Hobbitstein	Aug 2017	#25
How many links do you want?	RandomAccess	Aug 2017	#41
I want reputable sources.	Dr Hobbitstein	Aug 2017	#42
Good grief, man - ORIGINAL SOURCES aren't good enough?	RandomAccess	Aug 2017	#43
Hey, go ahead and believe every twitter and blog post	Dr Hobbitstein	Aug 2017	#54
Every twitter?	RandomAccess	Aug 2017	#63
Fitzmas. Any day now. nt	Dr Hobbitstein	Aug 2017	#70
Also, I'm quite aware of how Twitter works.	Dr Hobbitstein	Aug 2017	#71
With ALL the major news orgs posting there, of COURSE Twitter is a valid news source.	RandomAccess	Aug 2017	#82
24 business hours. Nt	Dr Hobbitstein	Aug 2017	#84
I folllow Dworkin on twitter, too. Think he is the real deal. Good source.	flying_wahini	Aug 2017	#72
It's hard not to be the real deal when you've got original source docs	RandomAccess	Aug 2017	#83
We need a reliable source not just any source and claims of something	YCHDT	Aug 2017	#32
The original source is the Dallas Morning News.	Girard442	Aug 2017	#31
Right, and I stated that in my post.	Dr Hobbitstein	Aug 2017	#38
That doesn't mean the facts are made up.	Qutzupalotl	Aug 2017	#47
I didn't say anything was made up,	Dr Hobbitstein	Aug 2017	#55
You didn't have to. Your implication is clear.	Qutzupalotl	Aug 2017	#81
It's all at opensecrets, you just have to search for it.	politicat	Aug 2017	#36
I think he's beyond hope on this -- I dunno what he thinks	RandomAccess	Aug 2017	#44
Yeah, but other people read posts.	politicat	Aug 2017	#56
Notice I didn't say don't post that	RandomAccess	Aug 2017	#64
Blavatnik also gave straight contributions of $2,700 to loads of candidates - Dem and GOP	Justice	Aug 2017	#24
I thought the supreme court made it legal for candidates to accept as much money as possible	mucifer	Aug 2017	#26
Does any force in the country have a chance against the White House, Congress and Senate?	Kentonio	Aug 2017	#28
K & R..& thanks!	furtheradu	Aug 2017	#30
These investigations are ONE way to clean the swamp. Oh, and thanks Citizens United.	Squinch	Aug 2017	#33
Lenny Blavatnik! Potrzebie High, Class of '67! Fun times.	WinkyDink	Aug 2017	#34
You could tell they fucking knew about the election hacking.	BSdetect	Aug 2017	#37
Wonder how many Senate and House seats they stole? And WILL steal in 2018?	chimpymustgo	Aug 2017	#45
Their hideously unpopular bills indicate Repugs unworried about fair reelection. Also ? Issa win.	stuffmatters	Aug 2017	#74
The Koch's were caught in Ca (2012 Props 30 &32) laundering dark foreign money,n.b ALEC,NRA,AFP, etc	stuffmatters	Aug 2017	#76
Yayyyyyy	Corvo Bianco	Aug 2017	#39
Oh just wait till the Special Prosecutor hears this...	Fatemah2774	Aug 2017	#46
Scum aren't they?	shraby	Aug 2017	#49
Trump campaign agreed to take illegal Chinese money	sharedvalues	Aug 2017	#51
I want to see McConnell in an orange jumpsuit even more than Trump. -nt	CrispyQ	Aug 2017	#52
K&R;	Scurrilous	Aug 2017	#58
And these guys know that the elections were rigged too.	Botany	Aug 2017	#59
They was smug and smirky and please as punch with themselves over something	bucolic_frolic	Aug 2017	#62
Can you imagine if Hillary was POTUS and these revelations came out ...	Martin Eden	Aug 2017	#65
I hear Orrin Hatch is the first one in the line of succession	Iggo	Aug 2017	#66
Time for Public Funding of our Elections!	SeloverB	Aug 2017	#67
Would take Courage and Political will, which does not exist.	riversedge	Aug 2017	#77
May they be caught and convicted	burrowowl	Aug 2017	#69
Sometimes	They_Live	Aug 2017	#73
Depending of which angle you look at it...	syringis	Aug 2017	#78
Depending of which angle you look at it...	syringis	Aug 2017	#79
Clarity	guss	Aug 2017	#80

Response to Maraya1969 (Original post)

Sat Aug 5, 2017, 12:40 AM

brush (19,953 posts)

New Report Ryan and Mcconnell took millions from Russian oligarch tied to Putin

1. They're all dirty. It's all coming out now.

57. Most of the republicans are dirty!

60. This CANNOT be surprising to anybody on DU

2. Supposedly, some repukes already wanted McTurtle's resignation

61. Totally agree, but it doesn't work that way

3. 4th in line is Orrin Hatch.

6. Of the potentials, he's the first I don't actively curse.

13. Hatch...

14. No, this mud is sticky

35. *This* mud is sticky. Hatch's previous mud is relatively washable.

40. After a lifetime immersed in mormonism

48. Oh gag me.

4. Now don't tease, please...

5. Something we all must be aware of,

12. What does he mean by that?

50. Pretty obvious.

7. All 435 seats in the U.S. House are up for election in 2018.

9. If they get away with this

11. I don't even think we've fixed any of the voting issues. It's not even being talked about.

22. We have paper ballots

29. There will be a massive, unrelenting KGOP propaganda projection storm

75. I don't think it will work this time around. Trump has probably been our best hope

68. President Nancy Pelosi?

8. Is this a Hail Mary of Friday Recess dumps?

10. I knew something was up when Lyin' Ryan changed his stance on Trump so suddenly.

27. and then he told the ReTHUG leadership to swear to secrecy

15. I wonder what's going to happen.........oh yeah, nothing.

16. K&R; nt

17. the corruption runs so deep

18. This is worth hacking election: Putting Tillerson in sec of state, the exxon mobil mogul

19. I sent it to rachel.

53. Oh yea! Things spread far and wide if she reports on it!

20. republican TreasonWeasels deserve a full measure of justice

21. As much as I want this to be true,

23. Its true, reports have been out there for months, just bubbling up to main stream now.

25. I will believe it when I see it.

41. How many links do you want?

42. I want reputable sources.

43. Good grief, man - ORIGINAL SOURCES aren't good enough?

54. Hey, go ahead and believe every twitter and blog post

63. Every twitter?

70. Fitzmas. Any day now. nt

71. Also, I'm quite aware of how Twitter works.

82. With ALL the major news orgs posting there, of COURSE Twitter is a valid news source.

84. 24 business hours. Nt

72. I folllow Dworkin on twitter, too. Think he is the real deal. Good source.

83. It's hard not to be the real deal when you've got original source docs

32. We need a reliable source not just any source and claims of something

31. The original source is the Dallas Morning News.

38. Right, and I stated that in my post.

47. That doesn't mean the facts are made up.

55. I didn't say anything was made up,

81. You didn't have to. Your implication is clear.

36. It's all at opensecrets, you just have to search for it.

44. I think he's beyond hope on this -- I dunno what he thinks

56. Yeah, but other people read posts.

64. Notice I didn't say don't post that

24. Blavatnik also gave straight contributions of $2,700 to loads of candidates - Dem and GOP

26. I thought the supreme court made it legal for candidates to accept as much money as possible

28. Does any force in the country have a chance against the White House, Congress and Senate?

30. K & R..& thanks!

33. These investigations are ONE way to clean the swamp. Oh, and thanks Citizens United.

34. Lenny Blavatnik! Potrzebie High, Class of '67! Fun times.

37. You could tell they fucking knew about the election hacking.

45. Wonder how many Senate and House seats they stole? And WILL steal in 2018?

74. Their hideously unpopular bills indicate Repugs unworried about fair reelection. Also ? Issa win.

76. The Koch's were caught in Ca (2012 Props 30 &32) laundering dark foreign money,n.b ALEC,NRA,AFP, etc

39. Yayyyyyy

46. Oh just wait till the Special Prosecutor hears this...

49. Scum aren't they?

51. Trump campaign agreed to take illegal Chinese money

52. I want to see McConnell in an orange jumpsuit even more than Trump. -nt

58. K&R;

59. And these guys know that the elections were rigged too.

62. They was smug and smirky and please as punch with themselves over something

65. Can you imagine if Hillary was POTUS and these revelations came out ...

66. I hear Orrin Hatch is the first one in the line of succession

67. Time for Public Funding of our Elections!

77. Would take Courage and Political will, which does not exist.

35. This mud is sticky. Hatch's previous mud is relatively washable.