Dean Phillips is being deceptive about the campaign money he got from Clarence Thomas' Harlan Crow

[bigtree]

...he's trying to hide or muddle the association for some reason, but here he wants to get away with denying soliciting the donation from the right wing billionaire who is bankrolling several camaigns directed against Pres. Biden, not just this multi-millionaire upstart.

“If I did,“ he prevaricates on his answer, like most people telling untruths do to avoid being called on it when the truth eventuallyouts...

President Joe Biden’s new challenger for the 2024 primary, Minnesota congressman Dean Phillips, says that he doesn’t recall the circumstances of a maximum contribution check his 2020 congressional campaign cashed from right-wing billionaire Harlan Crow—but Phillips allows that it’s possible he solicited it personally.

“I do not remember ever making a call to Mr. Crow,” Phillips said on Friday, in reference to the $2,800 donation Crow made in June 2019, though he acknowledged putting in a great deal of fundraising “call time” in his first campaign. “If I did, by the way, and there’s evidence of it, I will be the first to acknowledge it.” (Federal campaign finance records show the existence of the donation.)

In response to The Daily Beast’s questions at a press availability ahead of his presidential campaign kickoff in Concord, New Hampshire, Phillips also said, “I don’t believe I’ve ever met Harlan Crow.” The wealthy Texan is widely known now for his close relationship with Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, which included an array of unreported gifts and perks paid by Crow.

While he said he genuinely did not know how the donation came about, Phillips promised, “I will be honest.”

“Sometimes, I get it wrong, and when I do, it’s the job of an American president and a member of Congress to say you got it wrong, not to hide it, not to ignore it,” Phillips said. “I don’t know the answer to the question, and when I don’t know the answer, I’ll let you know.”

...that's not 'honest'. It's a deflection.

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[WhiteTara]

1. his campaign office phone number

is 952 426 1760
Let him know what you think about his proposed candidacy

[50 Shades Of Blue]

2. I wish I could say what I'm thinking.

[dchill]

3. Seems pertinent.

[LiberalFighter]

4. He has a net worth of $77 million.

[LiberalFighter]

5. He thinks he has a better chance of beating Trump?

[OnDoutside]

17. Is he looking to get out of politics in a blaze of damp squib ?

I really don't understand what is in his head to think he could get anywhere with this ?

[SheilaAnn]

6. Why would a republican (Crow) give money to a "Democrat?"

[Just_Vote_Dem]

7. Chaos; attempt to split the party

Think Bannon

[SheilaAnn]

8. Thanks for your reply.

[Just_Vote_Dem]

9. You're welcome

[Elessar Zappa]

12. Off subject but what do you think about Sting retiring?

[Just_Vote_Dem]

13. He's over 60, so I figured it wouldn't be too much longer

I was more surprised they brought out Flair. He was on death's doorstep not long ago and I don't think it's a good idea to showcase him with his issues, but I can see why they did it.

[Elessar Zappa]

20. Yeah, hopefully Flair doesn't actually get in the ring.

Then again, I wouldn’t be surprised if he wants to die while wrestling lol.

[OnDoutside]

18. The more pertinent question is why the congressman

would do this when there's every chance he has destroyed his political career ?

[Cha]

16. Exactly.. hmm I wonder? Same reason Bannon

wanted RF Kjr now 3rd parry to run as a Dem.

[rurallib]

10. If his issue is money in politics he should take it on and leave Biden alone

But the money in politics BS is only a facade.
I was wondering today what his motivation for trying to hamper Biden and all I kept coming up with is money. It seems like the motive is always money or hate.

Funny how he popped up when second - no third - rate Bobby junior went independent.

Methinks there is a much deeper story here than we are getting.
But he does sound concerned as he puts his hand out.

[PortTack]

11. And Steve Schmidt supports this guy. That seems very deceptive!

[PlutosHeart]

14. 10 thousand hours a week

magically put into 168 hours a week. It's magic I tell ya.
IS that his wife to his right because when Crowe was mentioned she gave him a sly smile then buried it. As if to say caught with the hand in the cookie jar.
So who groomed him telling him lies that he looks like Bobby Kennedy?

[JoseBalow]

15. "IF I did it"

[OnDoutside]

19. Yes, that came to my mind too.