@dgoldsmith @juddlegum "a corporation or its agents would be breaking the law if they were to give anything of value – including intangible things like information – to a campaign or its agents in connection with an election." Not shocking that #RupertMurdoch and #FoxNews made an #IllegalCampaignContribution, but what consequence will they suffer? I’m guessing slap-on-the-wrist fine.

Political consultant Jessie Benton sentenced to 18 months prison for role funneling illegal foreign campaign contributions from Russian national (Roman Vasilenko) to 2016 presidential campaign (Trump)

Benton acted as straw donor and contributed $25K, pocketed $75K

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/political-consultant-sentenced-scheme-involving-illegal-foreign-campaign-contribution-2016

Nov 2022 story on Benton who was pardoned by Trump in 2020 for a different campaign finance crime,

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/11/17/benton-trump-russian-vasilenko-guilty/

#JessieBenton #RomanVasilenko #Illegalcampaigncontribution #Trump #Russia