Kanye West's presidential campaign was run by GOP operatives who were trying to re-elect Trump

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investigation finds

Kanye West's failed 2020 presidential campaign was secretly run by a number of Republican operatives who were trying to get then-President Donald Trump re-elected, according to an investigation from the Daily Beast.

Federal disclosure documents reviewed by the Daily Beast appear to show that West, who ran as a third-party candidate in the 2020 election, received millions of dollars in services from GOP operatives.

The documents also show some of the services were not properly disclosed, according to the Daily Beast.

Government watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, which reviewed hundreds of court documents tied to the West campaign, told the Daily Beast that the campaign's filings were a "disaster."

https://www.yahoo.com/news/kanye-wests-presidential-campaign-run-185024777.html

[OAITW r.2.0]

1. Surprised? Not me. This is what Republicans do.

Obvious to me, not so obvious to the typical Republican voter, apparently.

[mzmolly]

3. Obvious to me

as well.

[relayerbob]

2. Secretly?

I believe it was pretty well known at the time. Perhaps not the full extent, but it was clear they were trying to split the black vote.

[CottonBear]

4. Typical GOP dirty politics. They're doing it in the 2022 GA Senate Race.

They got Herschel Walker to run in the GOP primary, hoping he’ll win and then face Senator Reverend Warnock in the General Election.

[Frasier Balzov]

5. And then Ye's publicist goes to Georgia to intimidate Ruby Freeman?

Ye needs to be examined with a sigmoidoscope.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

6. Surely it is illegal in US to run a fake campaign? I think it is illegal in Canada, but not Russia.

[Mary in S. Carolina]

7. Sue him too and put him in prison

[SMC22307]

8. Everyone on this site who ever trashed Kanye was right.

He is a colossal POS.

[Progressive Jones]

9. I don't think too many of us are surprised. nt

[GoodRaisin]

10. What a shock. Nt