Here it comes

I was wondering how many GOP Congressmen were involved in the Russia scandal themselves. Let the outing begin.

Party loyalty is often cited as the reason that GOP leaders have not been more outspoken in their criticism of President Donald Trump and his refusal to condemn Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election. Yet there may be another reason that top Republicans have not been more vocal in their condemnation. Perhaps it's because they have their own links to the Russian oligarchy that they would prefer go unnoticed.

Donald Trump and the political action committees for Mitch McConnell, Marco Rubio, Scott Walker, Lindsey Graham, John Kasich and John McCain accepted $7.35 million in contributions from a Ukrainian-born oligarch [Leonard "Len" Blavatnik] who is the business partner of two of Russian president Vladimir Putin's favorite oligarchs and a Russian government bank.

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In 2010, Oxford University drew intense criticism for accepting a donation of 75 million pounds from Blavatnik for a new school of government bearing his name. Faculty, alumni and international human rights activists claimed the university was selling its reputation and prestige to Putin's associates.

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Blavatnik's relationships with Russian oligarchs close to Putin, particularly Oleg Deripaska, should be worrisome for Trump and the six GOP leaders who took Blavatnik's money during the 2016 presidential campaign.

  Dallas

I wonder how many of those few knew where their money was coming from.  Even if they did, I don't think that automatically makes them criminally complicit in anything, but it does make them suspect on the Russian-influence-kompromat front.  While Blavatnik appears to have UK-US citizenship, he is a co-owner of a Russian company, RUSAL, that is under US sanctions.  RUSAL is the second largest aluminum company in the world.

Mitch McConnell was the top recipient of Blavatnik's donations, collecting $2.5 million.

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Marco Rubio's Conservative Solutions PAC and his Florida First Project received $1.5 million through Blavatnik's two holding companies. Other high dollar recipients of funding from Blavatnik were PACS representing Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker at $1.1 million, South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham at $800,000, Ohio Governor John Kasich at $250,000 and Arizona Senator John McCain at $200,000.

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Ironically, the shared address of Blavatnik's companies is directly across the street from Trump Tower on 5th Avenue in New York.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.