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NYPost: Biden received funds from top Russia lobbyist before Nord Stream 2 giveaway
President Biden and his allies raked in campaign cash from a top Russia lobbyist in 2020, just months before his administration’s decision to scrap sanctions on a controversial firm building a Russian oil pipeline to Germany.
Richard Burt, a managing partner at McLarty Associates and a former US ambassador to Germany during the Reagan administration, ponied up $4,000 for Joe Biden in October 2020 and dropped another $10,000 in the lefty-aligned political action committee Unite The County in March 2020, FEC records show.
In addition to violating Biden’s own campaign pledge not to take lobbyist cash, the money from Burt is particularly noteworthy as he is currently directly engaged in lobbying activities for Nord Stream 2 AG.
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Update #1: Biden received funds from top Russia lobbyist before Nord Stream 2 giveaway (FOX News) Update #2: Biden received funds from Russian lobbyist before conceding on major pipeline: Report (Washington Examiner)
WNU Editor: They returned the money when the Post broke the story.
