There's got to be a LOT more dirt on ron paul's spawn, the brillopad in kenFucky, than this:
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul still travels large, courtesy of his political donors Fundraising takes him to European capitals, Western ski resorts BY: TOM LOFTUS - DECEMBER 3, 2024 FRANKFORT — Republican U.S. Sen. Rand Paul’s reelection committee spent nearly $50,000 this summer on luxurious hotels, restaurants and travel services during a trip to Sweden and Denmark. Expenses included $13,627 paid to Stockholm’s five-star Grand Hotel; $17,742 paid to a luxury travel service known as “Mr Charles,” of Stockholm, and $7,474 at some of the finest restaurants in Stockholm and Copenhagen, according to a report Paul filed recently with the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
The FEC forbids candidates for federal office from using their campaign funds to pay for personal trips or any personal expenses. One campaign finance watchdog contacted by Kentucky Lantern found the concept of a European fundraiser puzzling simply becauseit is illegal for foreign nationals to donate to political campaigns in the United States.The pool of potential donors would be restricted to U.S. citizens living abroad or folks who fly to the fundraiser from their homes in the U.S. “It is rare for a U.S. senator to hold an overseas fundraiser. I would be surprised if there were a substantial number of U.S. nationals living in Denmark and Sweden who’ll give thousands of dollars to the junior senator from Kentucky,” said Brendan Fischer, deputy executive director for Documented, a Washington investigative watchdog and journalism project. The 2018 report said RAND PAC used less than 7% of its spending that election cycle on helping fellow Republicans but spent $11,043 at restaurants in Italy and Malta, $4,492 on a limousine service in Rome and $1,904 at a hotel in Athens. https://archive.is/Za2de https://kentuckylantern.com/2024/12/03/u-s-sen-rand-paul-still-travels-large-courtesy-of-his-political-donors/