(Report) Russian Oligarch Money Flows Freely Into The Upper Reaches Of The GOP

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Sens. Mitch McConnell, Marco Rubio, and Lindsey Graham are among those who benefited from oligarch-linked donations.

A close look at public campaign finance reports reveals a network of Russian oligarchs increasingly contributing to top Republican leadership in recent years, according to the Dallas News. And thanks to the Supreme Court's ruling on Citizens United in 2010, the donations are perfectly legal.

An example is Len Blavatnik, a dual U.S.-U.K. citizen and one of the largest donors to GOP political action committees in the 2015-16 election cycle. Blavatnik's family emigrated to the U.S. in the late '70s from the U.S.S.R. and he returned to Russia when the Soviet Union began to collapse in the late '80s.

The Russian billionaire is one of the U.K.'s wealthiest, with an estimated net worth of $20 billion. Prior to the 2016 election season, Blavatnik's political donations were bipartisan and meager.

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[Jim__]

1. Yep! President Obama speaking 1 week after the Citizens United ruling.

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2. This is why Mueller's investigation is taking so long -- 45 is just the tip of the iceberg.

I will not be at all surprised if the first "big" indictments are aimed at GOP leaders, not 45.