A federal judge in Washington, DC sentenced veteran GOP operative Jesse Benton to 18 months in prison for funneling $25,000 from a Russian businessman to Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign, Mother Jones reports.
GOP Operative Sentenced for Funneling Russian Money
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