Article 5DMEJ Wall Street billionaire backed Republicans who later tried to overturn election result

Wall Street billionaire backed Republicans who later tried to overturn election result

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Stephanie Kirchgaessner
from US news | The Guardian on (#5DMEJ)

Blackstone founder Stephen Schwarzman faces scrutiny over donations to rightwing Republicans including Kelly Loeffler

The Wall Street billionaire who has been heralded for giving Oxford University its largest donation since the Renaissance" gave campaign contributions during the election cycle to seven of the Republican lawmakers who later voted to overturn the 2020 election results and backed candidates late last year even as they disputed Joe Biden's victory.

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