Political influence of #billionaires:🚨Sen Sheehy preemptively atkd my reporting. Numerous influencers then amplified his post: Trump Jr, R Gaines...

One of the influencers, JR Kraus,🚨now says she'd been paid to amplify Sheehy’s atk as part of an organized campaign offering influencers💰 to boost his msg *means there're ppl out there who'll pay you💰to call me a “dishonest fake news hack.”

1 race:🚨87% of contribs come from🤑s.
Sheehy rec💰from 64‼️
-M Baker
#Corruption #USPol
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