Yeah when this was being debated Ileana Ross-Lehtinen shilled against the cockfighting prohibition b/c it makes so much money in PR. Shameful.
Moar-in that interview Sara also said she had been approached multiple times. If you want even moar backstory (on Solomon) listen to this older podcast. Good stuff in there
https://omny.fm/shows/rough-riders/ep-5-exclusive-interview-with-john-solomon-on-the
There is even a halted mention of Oleg D