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2016 Postmortem

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4. I've read Burnett is a trump fan but there is also this report that he's given $$ to Dems..
Mon Oct 10, 2016, 07:35 AM
Oct 2016
Despite Burnett's entertainment partnership with Trump, his participation in the convention would be surprising, for in recent years, he and wife, actress and producer Roma Downey, have been financial supporters of Democrats.

In 2008, Burnett and Downey each gave the maximum donation permissible to Barack Obama's presidential campaign. After Obama won the White House, Burnett donated a hefty $30,400 to the Democratic National Committee. In the previous election cycle, Downey, who starred in the television show Touched by an Angel, supported John Kerry's presidential bid. In 2013, Burnett gave $5,200 to Alison Grimes, a Democrat who was challenging Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell. Last September, Downey sent a donation to Kathleen Matthews, a Democrat (and the wife of MSNBC's Chris Matthews) who was running for a congressional seat in suburban Maryland outside of Washington, DC.

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/06/donald-trump-mark-burnett-republican-convention

And, David Brock is reported to have said he will pay any fines and fees for leaking the footage.. now there's a
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