(Reporter) Jacobs broke the story that Gianforte (GOP candidate) holds $250,000 in Russian stocks.

[MelissaB]

I'll ask this again. Are there any Republicans not tied to Russia?

GOP candidate has financial ties to US-sanctioned Russian companies

Congressional candidate Greg Gianforte owns shares in Russian index funds
$250,000 invested in funds with holdings in Gazprom and Rosneft

A Republican congressional candidate has financial ties to a number of Russian companies that have been sanctioned by the US, the Guardian has learned.

Greg Gianforte, who is the GOP standard bearer in the upcoming special election in Montana, owns just under $250,000 in shares in two index funds that are invested in the Russian economy to match its overall performance.

According to a financial disclosure filed with the clerk of the House of Representatives, the Montana tech mogul owns almost $150,000 worth of shares in VanEck Vectors Russia ETF and $92,400 in the IShares MSCF Russia ETF fund. Both are indexed to the Russian equities market and have significant holdings in companies such as Gazprom and Rosneft that came under US sanctions in the aftermath of the Russian invasion of the Crimea.

The holdings, while substantial, make up only a small portion of Gianforte’s wealth. The congressional candidate, who made a fortune starting a software company which was later sold to Oracle, has assets estimated to be worth between $65m and $315m, according to his financial disclosure.

More: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/apr/28/greg-gianforte-republican-candidate-congress-russia-companies

[chillfactor]

1. and with all the negative info out there...

I bet gianforte will be elected.

[emulatorloo]

2. Trump voters like it when reporters get beaten

I hope turnout is strong for Quist.

[furtheradu]

3. I also read an article regarding his isis funding ties.

Last weekend.. on DKos, "Montana has an Isis Problem"..also Democracy Now interview, April 22,with Allan Nairn.

This crap is big, wide, & DEEEEP.

[MelissaB]

8. Really? I missed that.

[furtheradu]

12. I only have a magic smart phone

So, can't post links, but the Google machine can get You there. I was interested cuz that freaky vp was in Montana, campaigning for THIS freak. Worth a read!

[NoMoreRepugs]

4. The Montana goobers can certainly identify

with someone who might be worth as much as 300 million. Rethug BizzaroWorld will never stop baffling me.

[DK504]

6. A real an of the people.

This is what happens when Congressional members can participate in insider trading. Every single Rethug in Congress is rich, every single person they "represent" are poor. Hmmm.

[cannabis_flower]

5. I just saw on CNN

that Gianforte body slammed a reporter from the Guardian.

http://money.cnn.com/2017/05/24/media/montana-gop-greg-gianforte/


I guess he's a little stressed!

[orangecrush]

7. Too much heat

It was a Guardian reporter he assaulted!!!

[AgadorSparticus]

9. Ooooo. No wonder Gianforte lost his shit.

[Honeycombe8]

10. I'm beginning to think that the Russians have in fact taken over the Republican Party.

Ryan, McConnell, most of the W H staff, Trump, NSA Advisor Flynn (now fired), the Attorney General, cabinet heads.

It's beginning to look that way to me. "The family," as Ryan called themselves.

[mountain grammy]

11. Counting on you, Montana!

Give Quist a chance!

[Johnny2X2X]

13. All roads lead to Russia

The whole party is under Russian control. I mean seriously. Who has Russian stocks? I know all kinds of investors, none have Russian stocks.

[bluestarone]

30. Man

You hit the nail right on the head!!! I agree 3000% The repubs are owned by Russia!!!!

[Alice11111]

14. Well, I'll get pushback, but just because he has a ETF

(electronically traded fund) in his portfolio, ishares, that holds Gazprom and Rosneft, does not make him a Russian sympathizer. An ETF is somewhat like a mutual fund. It's ishares, which is not Russian, even though the ETF holds Russian securities.

There are MANY valid reasons not to like this guy, including he is a Repub, an asshole, assaulted a reporter, does not have the temperament, and more, but th u s will make us look like we are grasping for straws.

Traders trade in and out of ETFs all day. I know libetals who have owned this ETF. I may have owned it myself, as I have made hundreds of ETF trades, but I do not think so.
He will not get special influence with Russia because of an American ETF investment, that owns Russian securities. IMHO.

[justiceischeap]

16. Maybe so but he definitely has White Nationalist ties. nt

[Alice11111]

23. That is a very good reason not to elect him, among others.

The papers who endorsed him withdrew ther endorsements tonight because of the assault charges, but unfortunately, most people have already voted

[orangecrush]

21. Then why

Beat the shit out of a reporter for reporting on it?

[Alice11111]

24. The reporter asked him about the new CBO score.

He's an asshole & he shouldn't be in elected office.
Reporters often ask questions elected officials don't like, but they can't assault the reporters.

[orangecrush]

27. The victim was the reporter who revealed Gianfortes Russia connections

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/apr/28/greg-gianforte-republican-candidate-congress-russia-companies?CMP=share_btn_tw

[Alice11111]

29. Yea, but that was not the question he asked the candidate

About yesterday, when he was assaulted.

[pangaia]

22. I agree. There is plenty to go after him about without this, which is not uncommon.

[SunSeeker]

15. WTF? I guess Republicans love that easy Russian money.

It is easy to take the loot when you have no shame.

[uponit7771]

17. Oh wait !! Those are RUSSIAN ETF's !!! Those are exclusive RUSSIAN TRADED FUNDS !!! Fuckin WOW!!!

Those aren't funds with a bunch of companies in it trying to beat an index and one of those 100 companies just happen to be Russian ... no ... those are Russian ETFs with Russian companies.

wow, R stands for Russia now?

[Generic Brad]

18. They are all tied to Russia in my opinion

That is the only thing that explains votes and legislation that undermines America's standing in the world and weakens and divides us domestically.

They want to poison our water. They want to poison our air. They want to destroy our environment. They don't want us to have health care. They want to shut down all programs that help the neediest of us. They want to ruin our children's chance for an education. They want to pack the courts and chip away our freedoms and rights for generations to come.

Their acts are not those of patriotic Americans. These are the acts of people who wish to do us real harm and destroy our way of life.

[Alice11111]

25. I agree w you, w almost all you have said. Too many are

are tied to Russians, and maybe this guy is. I just don't think investing in an ishares ETF is evidence of a tie to Russia and those companies are probably in 50 ETFs, and also mutual funds. I have no idea, but it is a lot.
One common trade is ETFs that trade around BRIC (Brazil, Russia India, &China). In fact, it isn't a bad one now, as Brazil is in another state of crisis, and it is a good time to buy, w the assumption that things will settle and it will go up. There are other reasons for the other 3 countries. It doesn't make someone a sympathizer w Russia or China. They are US ETFs. It is a recognition of what the world economy, interest rates, the DT recent effect (spooks market in US, so looking elsewhere), decline of dollar. Anyway, it was probably a broker who put the guy in it. Thete are thousands of ETFs, more than mutual funds.

[Lyricalinklines]

19. Oil! Money! KGOP and Russians. End of America as we've known it. Eom

[elmac]

20. Wouldn't surprise me if Gianforte

had putins thugs disappear Jacobs.

[Alice11111]

26. Well, he was charged w assault tonight, so he better

Mind his p's and q's.

[Achilleaze]

28. russians and republicans go together

like cess and pool.

Why are republicans pissing all over America and Americans? They really need to zip it up, got out of the America they so clearly despise, and move on to freaking totalitarian Siberia.