Follow The Money
$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. 1
$2,700 to Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) in 2017 by Kenneth Starr, former independent counsel. 1 Lindsey Graham (R-SC) raised lots of money prior to Trump’s impeachment trial. 3
- OpenSecrets.org, January 27, 2020, Karl Evers-Hillstrom – Senators overseeing impeachment trial got campaign cash from Trump legal team members
- 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 - abcnews4.com, Nicholas Papantonis, December 20, 2019 – For Senator Lindsey Graham, impeachment is a golden goose