MITCH McCONNELLS CAMPAIGN MANAGER RESIGNS OVER BRIBERY SCANDAL By Matt Wilstein AUGUST 29, 2014 The Kentucky Herald-Leader is reporting that Jesse Benton, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s campaign manager has said he will resign over a bribery scandal that he fears could become too big of a distraction to the Kentucky Republican’s reelection bid. Benton acted as political director for former Rep. Ron Paul’s 2012 presidential campaign and has since been accused of being personally involved in bribing former Iowa state Sen. Kent Sorenson to move from Rep. Michele Bachmann’s campaign to his. Sorenson plead guilty to accepting at least $73,000 in concealed funds from the Paul campaign in 2012. mediaite/online/mitch-mcconnells-campaign-manager-resigns-over-bribery-scandal/ MITCH McCONNELLS CAMPAIGN MANAGER RESIGNS AMID SCANDAL Jesse Benton, campaign manager for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, resigned Friday amid a controversy surrounding a bribery scandal during Rep. Ron Pauls 2012 presidential campaign, of which Benton was the chairman. msnbc/all-in/watch/mcconnells-campaign-manager-resigns-323477571750 McCONNELLS CAMPAIGN MANAGER RESIGNS AMID MISCONDUCT ALLEGATIONS louisville.gotnewswire/news/mcconnells-campaign-manager-resigns-amid-misconduct-allegations
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