Republicans are urged to return their own scandal-engulfed major donor's money
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
(24,324 posts)All republicans are dirty, from a slight stain to wallowing is sewage filth.
50 Shades Of Blue
(9,920 posts)DFW
(54,289 posts)That's like asking a tree to return sunlight or asking a fish to return water.
Without it, they can't survive.
rock
(13,218 posts)And they positively adore and worship their children!
LittleGirl
(8,279 posts)7962
(11,841 posts)AZ8theist
(5,409 posts)you get a mulligan.
Loubee
(165 posts)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
(37,449 posts)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
(2,574 posts)The money needs to a good cause not back into Wynn's pockets IMHO