While other Amway people were mentioned in the book, the word "Amway" itself never appeared. Author Doug Wead likewise doesn't mention that he is an Assemblies of God preacher. Religion and politics often swirl around Wead.
When he was an aide to George Bush, Wead provided what the nation's most prominent lobbyists for religious conservatives termed unprecedented" access to a president. Later Wead became a central figure in a dispute between the president and religious conservatives over the invitation of homosexual activists to the White House for the signing of bills against hate crimes and discrimination.
Wead let it be known to a congregation of religious conservatives that Bush wasn't served well" by the White House invitations to openly gay activists. Wead's opposition to gays at the White House made him a hero-even a martyr-to the religious right. By most accounts, it also caused friction within the White House staff that resulted in Wead's ouster. Full text. Join the New Times community and help support independent local journalism in Phoenix. Get the latest updates in news, food, music and culture, and receive special offers direct to your inbox.
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Ward Harkavy. Contact: Ward Harkavy. Don't Miss Out. Benton and Wead are both charged with one count of conspiracy to solicit and cause an illegal campaign contribution by a foreign national, effect a conduit contribution, and cause false records to be filed with the FEC, one count of contribution by a foreign national, one count of contribution in the name of another and three counts of making false entries in an official record.
Following the pair's initial appearance at the U. Trump and the RNC have been contacted for comment. Newsweek magazine delivered to your door Unlimited access to Newsweek. That report, drafted under the direction of former special counsel and FBI director Robert Mueller, reflected investigators' determination that they did not find sufficient evidence the Trump campaign "coordinated or conspired with the Russian government in its election-interference activities" in the election cycle.
In early , Trump was impeached by the U. House, but acquitted by the U. Senate, over accusations that Trump had solicited foreign help in his re-election campaign and that the former president obstructed efforts by Congress to investigate the matter. More: J. In the newly-unsealed indictment, federal prosecutors now argue that Wead's co-defendant, year-old Jesse Benton, set up a photo opportunity with the presidential candidate at a political fundraising event for Trump's first bid to win the White House.
Then, prosecutors argue, Benton and Wead falsified campaign finance reports required by law in order to make it look like Benton made the donation, not the Russian national. Meanwhile, federal prosecutors wrote that the two operatives "concealed the scheme from the candidate, federal regulators, and the public," according to the indictment. Wead, now living in Bonita Springs, Florida, is author of at least 25 books translated into several languages, among them discussions of Christian life and glowing accounts of Republican presidents including Ronald Reagan and Trump.
Bush and President George W. Bush, the News-Leader reported earlier. He also served as an aide in the George W. Bush administration. Bush as the younger Bush rose to political prominence.
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