"Appeals court upholds conviction of GOP operative who steered Russian money to Trump camp"
"Jesse Benton played leading roles in the presidential campaigns of Ron and Rand Paul and worked briefly as Mitch McConnell’s campaign manager.
A federal appeals court on Friday upheld the conviction of veteran Republican campaign operative Jesse Benton for steering an illegal Russian contribution to Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign."
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/04/19/trump-russian-money-appeals-court-00153339
