Secret Money Connection Exposed Between GOP, Super PAC Who Aired Benghazi Ad

Still want to provide the wind beneath the wings of corrupt Republicans? Only those interested in propping up the rightwing would latch onto this to build their cause. Seriously. Think about the kind of tacit permission given to Gowdy, Cruz, and the like by flogging this non issue.

http://www.addictinginfo.org/2015/10/20/secret-money-connection-exposed-between-gop-super-pac-who-aired-benghazi-ad/


Rep. Trey Gowdy, Chairman of the House Select Committee on Benghazi, is financially connected to a Super PAC that ran an ad on the Benghazi attack that has been condemned by the family of slain ambassador Chris Stevens.

The Washington Post uncovered the ties between Rep. Gowdy and Stop Hillary PAC:

On Friday, Gowdy’s campaign returned three donations after The Washington Post inquired about links to a political action committee that aired a controversial ad about the Benghazi attacks during last week’s Democratic presidential debate.

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The PAC’s treasurer, Dan Backer, previously served as treasurer of a now-defunct fundraising committee affiliated with Gowdy. He is the treasurer of three other PACs — the Conservative Action Fund, the Special Operations Speaks PAC and the Tea Party Leadership Fund — that each donated $2,000 to Gowdy’s campaign on the same day in May.

The paper also found that Stop Hillary PAC spent $10,000 on automated phone calls defending and promoting Gowdy. more..