Leader of group cited in 'Dylann Roof manifesto' donated to top Republicans | US news | The Guardian

I am not interested for the momnt in the racist rhetoric of Dylan Roof or the fact that said politicians received monies - in the past - as peoples ideologies can and do change.  What is disconcerting is said individuals have received monies as recently as 2012 and beyond.

Holt has since 2012 contributed $8,500 to Cruz, the Texas senator running for the Republican presidential nomination, and his Jobs, Growth and Freedom Fund political action committee, according to Federal Election Commission (FEC) filings. On some filings Holt’s occupation was listed as “slumlord”.

He has also given $1,750 to RandPAC, the political action committee of Paul, the Kentucky senator and presidential contender, and he gave $2,000 to the 2012 presidential campaign of Mitt Romney.

A further $1,500 was donated by Holt to Santorum, the former Pennsylvania senator and 2012 Republican presidential primary runner-up, who is running for president again in the 2016 race and attended Sunday’s memorial service at Emanuel AME Church.
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Holt has also distributed tens of thousands in campaign contributions among prominent Republicans in congress, such as Representative Steve King of Iowa ($2,000), Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas ($1,500) and Senator Jeff Flake of Arizona ($1,000). He also gave $3,200 to the former Minnesota congresswoman and presidential candidate Michele Bachmann.

Leader of group cited in 'Dylann Roof manifesto' donated to top Republicans | US news | The Guardian

Senator Told Shooting Victim's Mother He Supported Background Checks, Then Voted Against Them | ThinkProgress

Just days after raising Teves’ hopes that the Senate would act to prevent future mothers from experiencing the same pain inflicted upon her family, Flake voted against background checks. Flake claimed to oppose the bill because it “would expand background checks far beyond commercial sales to include almost all private transfers — including between friends and neighbors,” but this claim is false. As Mark Kelly, husband of former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) lamented after seeing Flake’s explanation, “it appears he hasn’t read the bill.”

Senator Told Shooting Victim's Mother He Supported Background Checks, Then Voted Against Them | ThinkProgress