Jurors Were Paid Off in Trump’s Impeachment Trial

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$5,600, the maximum allowed for the primary and general elections, to Mitch McConnel (#MoscowMitch) by Robert Ray, former independent counsel. ^{1 2}

$2,800 to Mitch McConnel (#MoscowMitch) by Kenneth Starr, former independent counsel, to Mitch McConnell. ³

$2,700 to Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) in 2017 by Kenneth Starr, former independent counsel. ⁴ Lindsey Graham (R-SC) raised lots of money prior to Trump’s impeachment trial. ⁵

1. OpenSecrets.org, January 27, 2020, Karl Evers-Hillstrom – Senators overseeing impeachment trial got campaign cash from Trump legal team members
2. Salon.com, Igor Derysh, January 29, 2020 – Trump’s legal team gave thousands in contributions to Republican senators ahead of impeachment trial
   Trump’s lawyers also gave thousands to Mitch McConnell, Lindsey Graham, and Ted Cruz before the trial began
3. OpenSecrets.org, January 27, 2020, Karl Evers-Hillstrom – Senators overseeing impeachment trial got campaign cash from Trump legal team members
4. OpenSecrets.org, January 27, 2020, Karl Evers-Hillstrom – Senators overseeing impeachment trial got campaign cash from Trump legal team members
5. abcnews4.com, Nicholas Papantonis, December 20, 2019 – For Senator Lindsey Graham, impeachment is a golden goose