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Written by Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, Matt Rothschild   
Thursday, 19 July 2018 13:46

maria-butina-walker-arRussian woman highlights Walker’s NRA ties, pay to play, and more from a bizarre week.


MADISON - What a bizarre week for our democracy!

There was Donald Trump’s disastrous press conference in Helsinki and his embarrassing attempts to walk it back. And there was Maria Butina, under arrest, with Scott Walker making a veiled cameo appearance in the FBI’s arrest request. Walker and Butina met at an NRA event, which is fitting, since the NRA has been a steady Walker supporter, as we note here:

Russian woman highlights Walker’s NRA ties

We broke a story, earlier this week, on Walker and an illegal contribution he received relating to the state pension fund:

Walker received "pay-to-play" contribution from exec of investment company

And we pored over the campaign finance filings that Wisconsin candidates submitted this week.

First for the governor’s race:

Walker raises twice as much as all of the Democratic candidates

And then for the race for Attorney General:

AG candidates raise nearly $1.3M in first half of 2018

I hope you like these postings.

Best,

Matt Rothschild
Executive Director
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Last Updated on Saturday, 21 July 2018 13:59