White supremacist linked to Charleston slayings donated to GOP candidates
The leader of a white supremacist group cited by Charleston, S.C., church murder suspect Dylann Roof made $65,000 in donations to Republicans, including several to Republican presidential candidates, the Guardian newspaper reported Sunday night.
[...] he added that the Council of Conservative Citizens is “hardly responsible for the actions of this deranged individual merely because he gleaned accurate information from our website,” and said that the group doesn’t condone illegal activities.
Holt also donated to Mitt Romney’s 2012 presidential campaign, and to several current and former GOP members of Congress, including Iowa Rep. Steve King, Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton, Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake and former Minnesota Rep. and presidential candidate Michele Bachmann, according to the Guardian.