Ex-Rand Paul aide pardoned by Trump now charged with funneling Russian cash to Trump’s campaign

…Benton was caught in a secret video by the British newspaper The Telegraph in 2016 offering to disguise a $2 million contribution to Trump from reporters posing as representatives of a Chinese national while working for the super PAC. Benton offered to funnel the money through his own PR firm and into nonprofits that are not required to disclose their donors, which would then donate to the super PAC, according to the report. The investigation triggered a federal complaint against Benton and the Trump campaign for soliciting money from foreign nationals.

https://www.salon.com/2021/09/21/ex-rand-paul-aide-pardoned-by-now-charged-with-funneling-russian-cash-to-trumps-campaign/

Cambridge Analytica may have violated U.S. election law - Axios

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https://www.axios.com/oversight-and-judiciary-seek-information-d7633274-baaf-4717-b66c-1a1ce3dec85e.html