A report from July of 2019 indicates Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell received thousands of dollars in donations from lobbyists for two of the largest electronic voting machine vendors in the United States – Election Systems & Software and Dominion Voting Systems.
Newsweek reported on the donations in noting that McConnell (R-KY) had squashed two separate bills in the Senate addressing election security.
The reports were based on an investigation by an outlet called ‘Sludge.’
“Several of the lobbyists working for ES&S and Dominion Voting Systems have recently made contributions to McConnell’s campaign and joint fundraising committee,” Sludge wrote.
The outlet discovered the following contributions:
Brownstein Hyatt Farber and Schreck lobbyist David Cohen, who lobbies for Dominion Voting Systems on issues related to election security and monitors federal legislation for the company, gave McConnell $2,000 on March 31: $1,000 to his campaign committee and $1,000 to his joint fundraising committee.
Lobbyist Brain Wild, who works alongside Cohen on the Dominion contract, gave McConnell $1,000 on the same day.
The BBC also notes McConnell’s entanglement with Dominion saying the “company has also donated” to his committee.
Mitch McConnell @senatemajldr Received Donations from Voting Machine Lobbyists Before Blocking Election Security Bills https://t.co/twZYwAaF9y
— Bernard B. Kerik (@BernardKerik) December 16, 2020
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Mitch McConnell’s Stance On Voting Machine Security Seemed More In Line With Democrats
Particularly interesting from the Newsweek article is that they describe McConnell’s opposition to the election security bills as “out of balance with his party.”
The Senate Intelligence Committee, which is led by Republicans, had released a report with concerns about Russians targeting voting systems, including an instance in Illinois where “Russian cyberactors were in a position to delete or change voter data.”
In December of that same year, four congressional Democrats including Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) sent a letter to the owners of Dominion Voting Systems claiming several problems that “threaten the integrity of our elections,” including “vote switching.”
Dominion.?️
“These problems threaten the integrity of our elections.”
Senators Elizabeth Warren (D), Amy Klobuchar (D) & Ron Wyden (D) issue a formal complaint in 2019 to Dominion Voting Systems.
Among the complaints? Allegations of ‘vote-switching.’?https://t.co/4MYMNnMUyl pic.twitter.com/og9EwkI4dV
— Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) November 13, 2020
McConnell did agree to add $250 million for election security after having held up the earlier legislation.
President Trump, meanwhile, in arguing his case that there was fraud in the 2020 presidential election, has openly criticized Dominion.
“Now it is learned that the horrendous Dominion Voting System was used in Arizona (and big in Nevada),” Trump tweeted. “No wonder the result was a very close loss!”
Texas rejected Dominion voting machines due to safety concerns.
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In fact, the Washington Examiner explains that “Dominion Voting Systems was rejected three times by experts from the Texas secretary of state and attorney general’s office.”
Election officials have countered that there is little reason to believe those machines altered the outcome of the election.
Now it is learned that the horrendous Dominion Voting System was used in Arizona (and big in Nevada). No wonder the result was a very close loss!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 13, 2020
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McConnell Says Don’t Question The Election
Critics of McConnell’s $250 million allocations for election security said it wasn’t enough.
They demanded that every ballot in America have a paper backup, as well as requirements that campaigns report contacts with foreign officials and nations that interfere in the election are subject to sanctions.
“Millions of Americans in 2020 are still expected to vote using machines with no paper record or other potential insecurities,” NPR warned.
It seems like everyone was questioning the integrity of the election in 2020 on both sides of the political aisle.
Making McConnell’s acceptance of Joe Biden as the President-elect, and his follow up demand that GOP senators accept the results all the more curious.
?NEW On a Senate R call just now, @senatemajldr, @RoyBlunt & @SenJohnThune all pleaded with Senate Rs to NOT object to the election results Jan. 6.
MCCONNEL: it’s a “terrible vote” for the GOP. They’d have to vote it down, which makes it seem like they are anti Trump, he said
— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) December 15, 2020
McConnell argued that the result of a vote challenge would be “terrible” for Republicans, as they would “have to vote it down” which would make them appear to oppose the President.
Democrats question Dominion voting machines before the election. Republicans question them after the election.
But even as President Trump has refused to concede the election, America is just supposed to accept the results now, Mr. McConnell?
Mitch McConnell is one of the most corrupt people in the Senate. As is with Swalwell, he should be asked to resign. He was the first to congratulate Biden as "president elect". Why? Because he is a crook and a criminal, as is Biden, and accepts money from the voting machine companies. Why would he want Trump to win. His gravy train of accepting donations from voting machine owners would dry up. McConnell should be impeached for fraud and resign from Senate. And let us remember that he allowed his Chinese wife's father to ship products into the US, and we know what was in these shipments. I put McConnell in same category as Swallell-colluding with enemy China. McConnell has advised all Senators not to stand up to oppose the election of Biden. Wonder why? This is so his gravy train can continue with illicit shipments from China. McConell is an underhanded politician, in same criminal activity as Biden. Birds of a feather flock together. The Senators should be brave and stand up to the corruption of McConnell and Biden on or before January 6th and oppose this corrupt election and elect Pres. Trump as our President. This was the most fraudulent election since George Washington's election. We have a bunch of money hungry thieves in the House and the Senate to be investigated for corruption. Biden is at the head of the ticket, Pelosi and Feinstein next, and McConnell and his band of thieves. Indict all in House and Senate that receive money from corrupt companies and org.
We can tell wireless service providers that they cannot use Chinese 5G network gear. Why can't we tell states that they cannot use Dominion voting hardware and the Venezuela tabulating software?
But, of course, Dems like those door locks on THEIR doors….don't forget they're all hypocrites.
The Dems hate Trump like burglars hate door locks.
You said, "All you have to do is look at the facts," and then throw nothing but fiction, since over thousands of years, many, MANY diseases migrated over from animals to humans, including nearly every one you named plus the Black Plague and others that simply weren't named and whose sources are still unknown (even if they have been 'cured' one way or another.) Problem is, some of these are coming back because of people who insist vaccinations do more harm than good.
You just said it yourself, Jake; All TRUMP can do is Executive Orders–because he couldn't get his way through conventional legislation. He did what he could to by-pass the legislative branch of the government, ergo nothing he did is law and can be revoked at any time.
Swamp creature. Voter ID would help solve the problem.
I think Trump's passed that test…why do you think they all want him out of DC?
Really, behind closed doors, is there any difference between these career politicians, be they Republican or Democrat?
They are ALL just PLAYERS in a BAD GAME for ALL Americans, selling us OUT to the HIGHEST BIDDER = CHINA…..!!!!
SEVERAL "judas", the list is getting LONGER and LONGER…..!!!!!
Apparently it's NOT just him and the clintons', soros = it's THAT WHOLE party and the RINOs, plus the Overseas Super-FILTHY RICH working on SACKING us all/America…..!!!!
Yep, sounds and looks like that we have NO other CHOICE anymore…This Election CHEATING was the ICING on the Cake….!!!!
Absolutely.
Yep, the democRATS COLLUDED with China to release this "THING" so CHEATING could take place through "Mail-In Ballots"……!!!!
Or even 20 YEARS = Feinstein's chinese SPY driver…!!!!
well, another greasy politician….corruption gets worse by the day. Trump doesn't have a chance with the likes of this aye-hole – how many more are there? Guess I must be naive to think there are good politicians on either side.
Or ESPECIALLY in a Democracy…..Let's ALL be very SOCIALISTIC, we are NOT being PAID enough etc….!!!! They are in "We the People" POCKETS "only" and FORGET "working" FOR them….AND the OATH of Office they take "Means NOTHING"….!!!!
Hang him with the rest of the traitors.
He knew. The professional political wall and he knew that's why he fled ahead of this what a t-rd. Let me know where they bury that old useless mummy I want to leave something on his grave that won't pass for flowers.
Damn all Politicians, they are all W ores.
a couple thousand bucks….right!! There is way more to this than that. Republicans and Democrats are flip sides of the same coin. Trump had way more enemies than he knew. He needed to wear snake leggings in DC. How long as Barr been screwing the pooch now?
McConnell is a back stabbing POS who is a career politician with accepting money from Dominion and from his farther-in-law who is involved deeply with the CCP and never should
have been re-elected to the senate.HIs congradulations to Biden is beyond acceptable and
we should all remember his betrayal when Trump wins all his court actions and serves his
second term.These phony republicans and there are a number of them make me ill.
They, the politicians, have sold us all out !! Time for a new revolution to rid the country of these Traitorous scum!
USARTAITC makes very valid points. The Democrat Party is nothing more than a front for communists. RINO's are "fair weather" politicians. If they see a WIIFM (what's in it for me) they blow in the breeze like a willow. CCP infiltration into US politics should have been expected. Read the Art of War by Sun-Tzu. They may be communist, but that tactic is even older than the manuscript. The North Vietnamese had personnel embedded in government during the conflict feeding information "back home"; hence the Tet Offensive. A lot of good soldiers died in ambush. Now they don't even need to fire a shot … just go to Politician-Mart and buy one. They same might be said for Supreme Court justices; in this case, "Law-Mart". Reagan had it right. Trust but verify. These "pariahs of virtue" do not pass the stink test (e.g. Swallwell … aka Fart Boy).
Yes, I fear that Trump was and is this country's last chance.
This is Mitch McConnell at the end of the road, grabbing every last penny he can, regardless of the source, honest or nefarious. With these last actions, he is sure to be honored by Democrats, perhaps more than Republicans as he, like Romney, turned away in the name of ‘self’. He should set up a game of marbles with Joe Biden and see who has the most..:)
Dem Pelosi owns and BO ambassador runs Dominion and they also donate to the Republicans that is a conspiracy…..?
McConnel certainly looks compromised. His acceptance of Election-Fraud for Trump, while he's 'safely' in the cat-bird seat in the Senate is EXTREMELY SUSPICIOUS in light of his connections with Dominion? He had better come clean quick,… and he better begin FIGHTING FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP'S RE-ELECTION,.. instead of pretending that Biden won!!
and voting oversight that really bites if tampered with….
One must realize the Swamp is made up of rotting debris and the party doesn't matter just the want of power is the recipe for being a Swamp creature……Mitch may very well be the animal it seeks….
Do you seriously believe that garbage? This is only the beginning with this and future man-made viruses. Who do you think is going to "put policies and procedures in place to prevent its (sic) happening again"??? Our congress isn't going to do it! And even if Trump gets a second term, all he can do is Executive Orders which will be removed once he is gone.
China didn't create it, and the release was orchestrated by other parties; China is just the scapegoat (but also an accessory to the crime). The Covid -19 virus was originally being "studied" in the US and was then transferred to Wuhan; it was Fauci (who is on the board of the Gates Foundation), Bill Gates, and the W.H.O. who financed the lab in Wuhan and the virus. Bill Gates is a major stock holder in ALL of the pharmaceutical companies and is reaping huge rewards from all of this. This virus release is part of an even larger and more evil agenda. All you have to do is look at the facts. In the last 100 years we have seen dozens of viruses mysteriously mutate to humans, something that did NOT happen for the thousands of years preceeding. And of those dozens of viruses (swine flu, Spanish flu, Zitka, SARS, MERS, Avian flu, Ebola, HIV, etc.), there has yet to be a vaccine, but miraculously they make one for this virus in record time. Americans will soon find that the vaccine is the even bigger problem but by then it will be too late because so many phools will have been "vaccinated".
Yes there is someone who is immune to dirty money and his name is Donald Trump and
he was doing a great job of finding the rats in the government, why do you think they
cheated so they could get him out? Now it looks like we will have the most corrupt
government ever with biden, obama, hillary, heels up harris, and lots more.
with our present representatives, HANG THEM
Compliments of Barry and his minions!!
Chinese and the corrupt politicians !!
Term limits , 2 terms just like the President!!
Find one who isn't on the take and you'd be lucky!!
Trump gets stabbed in the back by both side, he needs to declare martial law and arrest all of the Traitorous politicians!!
And William Barr, too! Trump has been infiltrated with enemies in sheep's clothing.
McConnell betrayed President Trump with that disgusting concession speech. And now he wants fellow Republicans to do the same. I hope they ignore "the Turtle," as Rush calls him, and challenge the electors and not certify those questionable states and their electoral votes.
Pray that Trump wins this battle because the Dems will bury it if they get the Presidency, and alter things so much that the GOP may never win again.
Because the deep state covered it up. He should have been thrown off the Intelligence committee and impeached years ago. Trump has ripped the lid off the deep state corruption, thank God.
China knew exactly what they were doing releasing that virus in an election year. Wake up everyone.
And his wife's family is huge in the shipping business with the CCP. And Zuckberg is married to a Chinese woman too who worked for FB. And Swalwell mistress, and Feistein's chauffer of 20 years. Good grief, there is a pattern starring us in the face. No doubt there are loads more being covered up. Look at the CCP lists of infiltrators in businesses and governments in the West just leaked out of China.
It's deep and wide. Our enemies know that weak corrup self-serving politicians can be bought, even in a democracy.
…the stench of corruption is far too putrid for more talk, more negotiations…it is ABSOLUTELY 100% CERTAIN that this election was rigged in unprecedented ways…the President must declare martial law in order to be able to get the truth out to the American people…millions of whom get their news ONLY from the chinese-controlled fake media and the fascistic "social" media…and it must be done soon…because if ho harris ever gets her disgusting claws into our military watch out white people…you think the blacks went crazy in South Africa…they will look like pikers compared to the blacks in this country if harris ever takes charge..
Fake news. McConnell probably didn't even notice the $4000 from Dominion, compared to the millions Biden got from the Chinese and Soros. Who can believe far left Newsweek anyway? I thought they had gone out of business.
So, in view of that censorship, your emails are going to the SPAM folder
You might ask "Are there ANY POLITICIANS that are HONEST, PERIOD", Republican OR Democrat ?
You are right. I forgot that McConnell is married to an Asian woman.
Beyond "disappointing", and the rest of my opinion isn't printable!!
McConnell May Not Be As Bad as Felosi & Schmucker Lol.. But He Still is
A Two Face Politician Where Money & Power Come Before We The People
It looks like Mitch McConnell comes cheap. We citizens are tired of elected officials selling us out. We need to have Trump start a new party.
mcconnel is a disgrace to rats.. the worse kind..
Don't forget that McConnell and Biden both took money from the Klingons, as well. They've built a small military base on the Dark Side of the Moon, and both have agreed to let those communist Klingons take over the Earth. Hopefully, "the lunatics on the grass" won't let them get away with it.
Keep buying Ammo if you can find it.
It will be… in four years. It will take at least that long to determine what happened and put policies and procedures in place to prevent its happening again.
This suggests there WAS the possibility of fraud… changing Biden votes to Trump votes. Remember, you all were fully behind McConnell right up to the time he acknowledged Trump lost the election.
Mitch McConnell, who has marriage ties to the Chinese Communist Party, has turned his back on the Republic and encouraged his fellow senators to accept the election rig and coup against President Donald Trump.
I read something about getting a security clearance, you can't have family in china. His wife has family there.
NO WONDER he turned in favor of Biden winning!!!!!! Soooooo many have and are continuing to turn, by choice, down that "wide path" to the ultimate destruction that surly waits them.
Mitch = "two-faced R. I. N. O." …self explanatory!! Every time he opens his mouth, one can see RED CCP dollar bills sloshing around…
So Mitch old boy sold out the country for a measly $4000, he is a traitor. Should be investigated and throw his 0zz in Gitmo if found to be a traitor.
McConnell NEEDS TO GO. Enough of corrupt politicians. He and others are the reason this country will fail if not brought to their knees for their bad, bad decisions.
Also a complete audit of them and their family members finances, period.
Follow the money
Why did it take 5 years to disclose a congressman was bumping ugliest with a Chinese spy?
There used to be, but the illegal 17th amendment put paid to it in 1913 when Woodrow Wilson sold the USA out with the Federal Reserve Act, followed by his backing of the 16th and 17th amendments, all in the SAME year, 1913.
Let’s kick him out of the senate. The revolt should be Trumpers against the media and political lifers like McConnell. All lifers are bought and paid. He should resign now
When you respond to anyone’s observations, you have to consider the person's character. Since we cannot believe anything that we are told, (biased reporting), everything heard has to be taken at 'face-value'.
Also, being that every one, of whom I have been informed, is a Bible believing Christian, how can I not trust them? I have to leave that to God. But, I do not trust anyone in politics to speak the truth.
Consider; I have received multiple pleas every day over the last six months from my Republican contacts. They never have enough; but, if you will give $250.00 we will match that gift with a $25,000 dollar gift from an anonymous source. Where is that 'anonymous' money coming from? China? I have blocked almost all of those telephone numbers and will continue to do so.
Everyone from Sessions to Barr has done nothing to stem the institutional tide of corruption. Each has sat on their throne only to be a place-holder until Washington could put the Biden-Harris team in power.
Now, they openly declare that they are going after Donald Trump and are planning on persecuting Donald and his family until they are begging on the streets. This is the compassionate Democrat Party. They call for peace and slip the dagger under the rib like a true Sicilian.
So, every time I read anything, the accusations have changed like a clicking clock. When it finally concludes, no one will believe anything and we will become the prey of the manipulators.
My gut tells me this guy and his wife are in bed with CCP.
Her family profited big time from the CCP using PPP funds
he's always been a swamp dweller. And don't forget, his wife is Chinese
The solution to all this corruption is TERM LIMITS!!! Only one 4 year term should be allowed so nobody has time to get in bed with our enemies! Most start out with good intentions for our country, but are quickly indoctrinated into the "good old boys network" which is only self-serving and loses site why they really are there for in the first place!
McConnel is a crook, Barr is a crook …. wow are there ANY Republicans that are clean???
Every person should have a thoural background investigation, made known to the voters.
The virus of corruption has contaminated Congress, and it must be wiped out.
The world is laughing and China has its hand around the necks of a lot of politicians.
This election should be done over, period. With in person voting.
shocking news; the GOP have a Judas among them , who can you trust……………………..?
Hanged by Cricket.
Isn't there anyone who's immune to dirty money? It's heartbreaking!
Why is it that I’m not surprised.. who can you trust anymore? Power hungry money hungry cowards selling our nation out
Wow. Just wow. Laws need to change to prevent anyone from profiting like this so long as they are in office. Like banning ANY corporate donations to ANYONE.
Well, Romney, Collins, Murkowski, Cornyn, and just about any Republican in Name Only who stood behind Trump when they needed to be re-elected, then stand aside while he is still being persecuted. Look up in history how many of the signers of the Constitution lost everything because they stood for something bold and honest.
it's' usually interesting to "follow the money" trail in DC … McConnell is for McConnell first and foremost … what a pit of vipers we have running this country
the rabbit hole is deeper than we will ever be able to imagine.
they are all being compromized by the chinese. how many of these dems and repubs are i wonder. seems the swamp is a lot bigger than trump or anyone guessed. yep, there is going to be a revolt soon, bet on it.
Now we know why the Republicans have been cowering down below the radar and scratching their behinds.
McConnell is, and always HAS BEEN a swamp creature!
You should have drained the swamp while you had the chance Donald, But who would have thought McConnell was a Swamp Rat ?
Well, Soros, and the Chinese have a quid pro quo on Mitch too! A Never Trumper, Lincoln Project comrade mole. Mitch was pretending to support Trump until he’s re-elected and a hand puppet/marionette controlled man who protects all the corrupted politicians is put in place to cover for their own misdeeds.