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In reply to the discussion: Biggest donor for Mitch McConnell: Russian oligarch that the GOP just lifted sanctions on. [View all]wishstar
(5,269 posts)Per New York Times:https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/29/us/politics/steven-mnuchin-russia-sanctions.html
"He did not donate to Mr. Trumps campaign or the super PACs that supported it, but family members gave $243,000 to the Republican National Committee during the campaign. And two of Mr. Blavatniks companies, including his main United States-based company, Access Industries, donated $2.5 million to the super PAC supporting Republican Senate candidates in 2016, plus another $1 million in 2017, according to Federal Election Commission records.
After Election Day, Access Industries donated $1 million to Mr. Trumps inaugural committee, and Mr. Blavatnik attended inaugural events.
The questions from Democrats about a possible conflict of interest stem from an acquisition, announced in April 2017, by an arm of Access Industries, of a stake in a movie production company called RatPac Entertainment. The deal gave Access a piece of a joint film deal venture that RatPac had formed in 2013 with one of Mr. Mnuchins companies, Dune Entertainment, to finance Warner Bros. films, according to an article by the Hollywood Reporter posted on Accesss website."