From ABC’s
Blotter:
The Obama campaign says it has given away more than $85,000 in Rezko-linked
contributions since Rezko was indicted on federal fraud and extortion charges
in the fall of 2006.An ABCNews.com review, however, has identified an additional $100,000
in contributions made to Obama from Rezko’s associates that have not been
returned, including $19,500 in contributions from Rezko’s wife and
employees of Rezko’s business enterprises. The ABCNews.com
review includes individuals who have been linked to Rezko in news reports,
court documents and public records. … ..How
Much Did an Accused Political Fixer Raise for Obama?
ABCNews.com Review Shows an Additional $100,000 in Rezko-Linked Contributions
Not Returned by the Campaign
The ABC News Obama-Rezko pdf shows donations from the Rezko family, as well as Rezko/Rezmar employees and their associates, naming them.
So what did Obama’s campaign say about it?
When asked to respond to the findings, campaign spokesman Bill Burton replied,
“We think they are casting a wide net and overestimating.”But the campaign does acknowledge that it does not have an exact
record of money raised by Rezko.
Needless to say, this doesn’t surprise me.
I’m also still wondering how Matt Lauer got the photo of the Clintons with Rezko.
Did Rezko give it to them? Because who would have access to that photo? Or did
Rezko provide the photo to the Obama campaign who then got it to Lauer and the
“Today” show? I got an interesting email from a realiable source today
that got my attention:
The Rezko photo was taken at a Sen. Carol Mosley Braun fundraiser in 1997
in Chicago. Rezko was one among many Braun contributors who stood in line
and posed for pictures with the President and First Lady.
A donation was indeed made to Braun
in 1997 from Rezko in the amount of $1,000. Somehow that photo got from
Rezko to Lauer. Connect the dots.
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