Republicans are urged to return their own scandal-engulfed major donor's money

[DonViejo]

Source: CNN


By Eric Bradner, CNN

Updated 4:57 AM ET, Sat January 27, 2018

Washington (CNN)When Harvey Weinstein was accused of sexually assaulting women nearly four months ago, Republicans called on Democratic lawmakers and committees to return contributions from the Hollywood mogul and major donor.

Now the GOP is being forced to answer for its own scandal-engulfed donor and fundraiser: Steve Wynn, the Las Vegas casino giant.

Immediately after The Wall Street Journal detailed decades' worth of sexual misconduct allegations from women who worked at Wynn's casinos, Democrats began insisting that Republicans -- and the Republican National Committee, where Wynn is finance chairman -- return Wynn's cash. Wynn has denied the allegations. The Wynn Resorts board of directors said Friday it has formed a special committee made up of independent directors to investigate the allegations.

"Since he is finance chairman, shouldn't they have to give *all* the money back they've raised since he has been there?" Alixandra Lapp, the president of a super PAC that backs House Democrats, tweeted.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/26/politics/steve-wynn-republicans-political-pressure/index.html

[pangaia]

1. ALL repubkkklican money is dirty.

All republicans are dirty, from a slight stain to wallowing is sewage filth.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

2. ::: crickets :::

[DFW]

3. Asking a Republican to return money?

That's like asking a tree to return sunlight or asking a fish to return water.

Without it, they can't survive.

[rock]

7. They love their money more than they love their children

And they positively adore and worship their children!

[LittleGirl]

8. lol great description. n/t

[7962]

4. If thats the rule, they'll run out of money! nt

[AZ8theist]

5. if you're a republican...

you get a mulligan.

[Loubee]

6. The long delay between the GOP faux outrage of Dems' Weinstein contacts

and the revelations of the exponentially worse Wynn scandal exposes the vastly different public and media expectations of political contrition between the two parties. This imbalance empowers the Roger Stones of the Right.

[Historic NY]

9. He paid out 7.5 million dollar settlement to one massage therapist....

The Journal story says that one married manicurist received a $7.5 million settlement from Wynn after she complained in 2005 that she had been ordered by Wynn to have sex, even though she told him she was married and did not want to have sex.

[stuffmatters]

10. All those Repugs should give Wynn's donations to Abused Women's shelters NOT back to Wynn

The money needs to a good cause not back into Wynn's pockets IMHO