McCain took $28k from fraud suspect

Ken Vogel reported Wednesday that Dems got the majority of the $2.4 million shmeared on American politics by financier R. Allen Stanford, who is accused of perpetrating an $8 billion fraud.

The Center for Responsive Politics fills in some of the blanks, namely that Sen. John McCain, who has campaigned against dirty money in politics for years, was one of Stanford's favorite Republicans — with Stanford contributing $28,150 to the former GOP presidential nominee.

Other big recipients were Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), who snagged $45,900, and NRCC Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas), who raked in $41,375 from the Houston billionaire.

Let the refunds/charitable contributions begin!

An interesting detail: Stanford's firm spent $4.8 million on lobbying federal lawmakers since 1999 — $2.2 million in the past year.

Glenn Thrush is senior staff writer at Politico Magazine.