GOP operatives, one recently pardoned by Trump, charged over Russian's donation to Trump
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Rachel Maddow reports on the federal indictments of two Republican operatives, Jesse Benton and Doug Wead, for arranging a donation from a Russian national to participate in a meeting with then-candidate Donald Trump. Benton received a pardon from Donald Trump in December for crimes related to a different political money scheme. Sept. 21, 2021
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