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Madigan Defends Himself With Swollen Campaign Fund Thanks To Gov.
Patch Illinois ^ | 29 Mar 2022 | Mark Konkol

Posted on 03/31/2022 4:19:18 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT

Indicted Former House Speaker's personal campaign fund never topped $3.4 million before Gov. Pritzker came along.

No single person or labor union has donated more to Madigan than the $10.17 million that our billionaire governor stuffed into indicted former House Speaker Michael Madigan's campaign war chests.

... Pritzker has gone from being the jolly beneficiary of Madigan's legislative might to desperately trying to distance himself from the indicted political boss in every which way — from kicking the former House Speaker's wife off the Illinois Art Council to "accepting the resignations" of top Illinois Tollway officials he appointed after a Madigan-connected lobbyist now under indictment on corruption charges vouched for them. And by the end of 2021, more than $10.5 million in the Friends of Madigan war chest remained at the disposal of the indicted political boss to fund what is undoubtedly his No. 1 priority: staying out of jail for as long as possible.

And Madigan won't have to dip into his personal piggy bank.

Which, as the Illinois Supreme Court has decided, is completely legal in America's most corrupt state.

(Excerpt) Read more at patch.com ...


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Read and barf, like ipecac, but costs way, way more.
1 posted on 03/31/2022 4:19:18 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
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To: DUMBGRUNT

The Billionaire Circus Elephant thinks he can buy his way out of any trouble


2 posted on 03/31/2022 8:20:56 PM PDT by EC Washington
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To: EC Washington

—”The Billionaire Circus Elephant thinks he can buy his way out of any trouble”

One of the nicest comments about fatso I’ve heard.


3 posted on 03/31/2022 9:05:07 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT ("The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last message)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

The Illinois Republican Party is every bit as dirty. The only difference is scale.

L


4 posted on 03/31/2022 9:08:14 PM PDT by Lurker (Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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