{"id":200,"date":"2007-02-20T20:24:13","date_gmt":"2007-02-20T20:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/impeach_bush_blog\/?p=200"},"modified":"2017-06-06T02:22:57","modified_gmt":"2017-06-06T08:22:57","slug":"accused-terrorist-is-big-gop-donor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/2007\/02\/accused-terrorist-is-big-gop-donor\/","title":{"rendered":"Accused Terrorist Is Big GOP Donor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Justin Rood for ABC News<\/p>\n<p>Feb 19, 2007<a class=\"imagelink\"  href=\"http:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/abc_mixon_sketch_070219_nr1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style='float: left; margin: 0px 15px 15px 0px; width: 250px;' src=\"http:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/abc_mixon_sketch_070219_nr.thumbnail1.jpg\" alt=\"abc_mixon_sketch_070219_nr.jpg\" height=\"96\" align=\"left\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) won&#8217;t say what it plans to do with thousands of dollars in campaign donations it received from an accused terror financier.<\/p>\n<p>Abdul Tawala Ibn Ali Alishtari gave $15,250 to the NRCC since 2002, according to FEC records published on the Web site <a href=\"http:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/www.opensecrets.org\">opensecrets.org.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>On Friday, Alishtari pled not guilty to funding terrorism and other crimes, including financial fraud.<\/p>\n<p>The NRCC is the main political group dedicated to helping the Republican party win seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. Reached Monday morning for comment, an NRCC spokeswoman declined to discuss the matter on the record.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/accused_terrori.html\">(More)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Justin Rood for ABC News Feb 19, 2007 The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) won&#8217;t say what it plans to do with thousands of dollars in campaign donations it received from an accused terror financier. 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