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A GOP political operative’s conviction over steering illegal Russian contributions to former President Trump’s 2016 campaign was upheld by a federal appeals court on Friday.
The District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the appeal of Jesse Benton, a veteran political operative.
Benton was convicted in late 2022. He had been charged with helping to orchestrate an illegal donation to the Trump campaign and the Republican National Committee (RNC) for a Russian national, Roman Vasilenko.
Benton’s consulting firm received $100,000. The operative created a fake invoice on which he said the fee was for consulting. He then arranged for Vasilenko to meet with Trump at a fundraiser without revealing his nationality to the campaign or the former president, according to court documents.
Benton kept $75,000 for himself and used the remaining $25,000 to contribute to the campaign, according to a Justice Department release. He listed himself as a contributor for the donation, concealing the actual source of the funds when filing with the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
Benton had been pardoned in an unrelated case by Trump, and argued that pardon should have prohibited the jury from hearing about his previous election crimes before deciding to convict him with new ones.
https://news.yahoo.com/gop-operative-conviction-over-illegal-180109817.html
The District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the appeal of Jesse Benton, a veteran political operative.
Benton was convicted in late 2022. He had been charged with helping to orchestrate an illegal donation to the Trump campaign and the Republican National Committee (RNC) for a Russian national, Roman Vasilenko.
Benton’s consulting firm received $100,000. The operative created a fake invoice on which he said the fee was for consulting. He then arranged for Vasilenko to meet with Trump at a fundraiser without revealing his nationality to the campaign or the former president, according to court documents.
Benton kept $75,000 for himself and used the remaining $25,000 to contribute to the campaign, according to a Justice Department release. He listed himself as a contributor for the donation, concealing the actual source of the funds when filing with the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
Benton had been pardoned in an unrelated case by Trump, and argued that pardon should have prohibited the jury from hearing about his previous election crimes before deciding to convict him with new ones.
https://news.yahoo.com/gop-operative-conviction-over-illegal-180109817.html