GOP Candidate Sought Russian Help to Unseat Gay Rep David Cicilline
David Cicilline of Rhode Island in 2016, according to the Federal Election Commission.Taub, 33, has been imprisoned after he was convicted of defrauding political donors a few years ago.In a recent unearthed documents from the FEC first reported by The Providence Journal, U.S.
officials say Taub sent a direct message to a Twitter account known to be used by Russian intelligence, Guccifer 2.0.“Can you get a list of Republican donors for me.
I am running for office myself,” Taub asked the account. “I could use your help to defeat [Cicilline].”He then told the account that a donor list would help to “raise some money to put against [Cicilline] . . .
if I had the resources I can win.”According to the FEC documents, Guccifer 2.0 replied, “it seems i have a dossier on cicilline . . .
