A former Iowa state senator pleaded guilty Wednesday to concealing campaign expenditures and obstructing justice as part of an endorsement-for-pay scheme that roiled the Iowa Republican caucuses in 2012.
Kent Sorenson, of Milo, Iowa, admitted in federal district court that former Rep. Ron Paul’s presidential campaign secretly paid him $73,000 after he dramatically dropped his backing of Rep. Michele Bachmann in late 2011 and endorsed Paul’s White House bid, saying at the time that Bachmann was no longer a viable candidate.
A furious Bachmann charged then that Sorenson was being paid to flip his support to Paul -- an accusation that Sorenson, Paul and his campaign officials all denied.
But in court papers filed Wednesday, Sorenson acknowledged that he had been paid by both presidential campaigns.
As it turns out Sorenson was already being paid between $7,000 to $7,500 a month to support Bachmann and the Ron Paul people simply out bid her.
I guess there really is no honor among thieves, or Republicans right?
At the time Sorenson gave this statement to explain his change of heart:
“The decision I am making today is one of the most difficult I have made in my life,” Mr. Sorenson said in a statement. “But given what’s at stake for our country, I have decided I must take this action.”
Mr. Sorenson said he was “saddened at the dismissive way she’s been treated among some conservatives,” but he said that it had become clear Mrs. Bachmann was no longer a viable contender.
Gee I wonder if it was THIS news that convinced Bachmann to not seek reelection?
By the way, the guy who orchestrated all of this for Ron Paul, Jesse Benton, is now running the reelection campaign for Mitch McConnell.
Color me unsurprised.
Don't you just hate it when your illegally bought and paid for State Senator won't STAY bought?
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former Rep. Ron Paul’s presidential campaign secretly paid him $73,000 after he dramatically dropped his backing of Rep. Michele Bachmann"
ReplyDeleteI think the biggest thief is Sarah Palin. Someday she will be caught.
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Medical procedure? Is that another term for cosmetic surgery? If Sarah and Bristol receives medical procedures will they end up like Joan Rivers?
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I am always amazed at how cheaply these people can be bought.
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"Neither Lori Pyeatt, Ron Paul’s granddaughter and the treasurer of his 2012 presidential campaign, nor Jesse Benton, who was Paul’s campaign manager (and is now manager of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s re-election campaign), had responded to requests for comment at the time this post was published.
It isn’t clear if the investigation is continuing, but Sorenson has been granted immunity from further prosecution on federal and state charges, as has his wife, according to the plea agreement. OpenSecrets.org has learned that two grand juries have been investigating the events in Iowa, one focused on the Paul campaign and one on Bachmann’s. Last August, OpenSecrets.org published a copy of a memo written by Aaron Dorr, the head of the Iowa Gun Owners, in which he outlined Sorenson’s demands to switch his endorsement. Included in the emails surrounding the negotiations were several top Paul campaign officials, including Benton.
Nobody has been indicted in connection with making the payments to Sorenson."
Does this mean that when you report to the FEC that you spent funds on postage, that it must actually be postage? Oh my, that might not be good for a certain someone who has reported a lot postage. Five to ten in the federal pen you say? Oh my my my.....
ReplyDeleteIsn't there a name for people who bend over for other people for money?
ReplyDeleteSo a small time grifter from Iowa helps Mitch McConnell's challenger by forcing this campaign manager to resign in the middle of a tight race... Guess Bachmann has the same effect as Sarah on those around her...
ReplyDeleteMy Dad used to say of the GOP "They'd share spouses if the price was right, and for a dollar more, their concubines as well". RIP, Daddy, things haven't changed a bit.
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