White Supremacist Donated to GOP Presidential Candidates

The leader of a white supremacist group cited by Charleston church murder suspect Dylann Roof made $65,000 in donations to Republicans, including several to Republican presidential candidates

This May 31, 2014, photo shows Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) speaking in New Orleans, La. The Associated Press has tracked the movements and machinations of more than a dozen prospective presidential candidates including Cruz. AP Photo/Bill Haber

WASHINGTON—The leader of a white supremacist group cited by Charleston church murder suspect Dylann Roof made $65,000 in donations to Republicans, including several to Republican presidential candidates, The Guardian newspaper reported Sunday night.

The paper reported that one of the candidates, Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, will return the $8,500 he received from Earl Holt, leader of the Council of Conservative Citizens.

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