Meadows Crony To Plead Guilty To Felony Charge

January 30, 2023 Crime, Republicans

Politico reports:

A family friend of Mark Meadows has agreed to plead guilty to accepting an illegal campaign contribution during an ill-fated 2020 run to succeed the former Trump White House chief of staff in Congress, according to newly-released court papers.

Lynda Bennett, who lost in a 2020 Republican primary campaign to Madison Cawthorn, accepted a contribution from a family member exceeding $25,000, according to charging paperwork filed by prosecutors. That contribution was given “in the name of another person,” according to the papers.

Prosecutors asked U.S. District Court Judge Christopher Cooper on Monday to set a hearing for Bennett to formally enter the plea agreement in federal court in Washington D.C. But they indicated she had signed the paperwork.

Read the full article. Trump endorsed Bennett in 2020.

UPDATE: Mark Meadows’ ally who primaried Madison Cawthorn in ’20, Lynda Bennett, set to plead guilty to campaign finance charge for reporting gift of $25K or more in another person’s name. May involve loan she gave campaign in 12/19. Story w/@kyledcheney https://t.co/BjaxoQAuaZ

— Josh Gerstein (@joshgerstein) January 30, 2023