Report: Companies donated $170M to GOP election objectors

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Corporations and industry groups have donated at least $170 million in recent years to Republicans who rejected President-elect Joe Biden's victory over President Donald Trump, according to a new report by a government watchdog group. The report by Public Citizen examines corporate and trade association contributions made since the 2016 election cycle to the 147 members of Congress who, at Trump's behest, objected to last week's formal certification of November’s election. Giving by such trade groups and corporate PACs has come under intense scrutiny in the wake of the deadly insurrection by Trump supporters, who stormed the Capitol to stop the vote.

Entdecken Sie die Finanzmärkte mit einer eine Hightech-Plattform und diversen analytischen Werkzeugen3h agoSenate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is reportedly pleased about efforts by Democrats to impeach President Trump a second time, saying he believes the move will make it easier for Republicans to purge Trump from the party.

For Rep. Ayanna Pressley , last week's Capitol attack became even scarier when she got to her office.As The Boston Globe reports, Pressley had "two reasons to be afraid" when President Trump's supporters stormed into the Capitol building last week: "She has alopecia, an autoimmune disorder" that puts her at high risk for COVID-19, and she's a member of the progressive "Squad" that has long been a target of Trump backers.

 

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Those corporate tax cuts and bailouts have been very beneficial to the grifters.

So JJordan his and traitors got &170M to attempt an insurrection and coup, sounds a lot like money from Putin

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