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Va Lefty

(6,252 posts)
Wed Apr 18, 2018, 10:39 AM Apr 2018

Guess who top Sinclair director donated $$ too.

"One of the brothers who runs local TV news giant Sinclair Broadcast Group donated more than $10,000 to Rep. Greg Gianforte (R-Mont.), who was jailed for assaulting a reporter during his campaign."

"Robert E. Smith, a director of Sinclair since 1986, donated $5,400 to Gianforte’s campaign last month, and the same amount last year, according to The Guardian, whose reporter, Ben Jacobs, was attacked by Gianforte."

"Smith, who described himself in a federal campaign filing as self-employed in real estate, also donated to President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. Smith’s brother, Sinclair vice president Frederick Smith, donated $1,000 to Gianforte the day after the May 2017 attack on the reporter."

"Sinclair did not respond to a request for comment."

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/sinclair-donated-greg-gianforte_us_5ad7140ce4b029ebe01f6375


Not even trying to hide bias.

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