Why yes, yes he does, and the source for this seems remarkable, too. The Hollywood Reporter has a track record of remarkable balance, so it’s not a case of arguing against interests. However, its status as a significant part of the entertainment media industry will force the question of culpability to the forefront, especially given Harvey Weinstein’s prominence in campaigns for the two dominant forces in Democratic politics over the last quarter-century:
Weinstein was a strong supporter of Hillary Clinton’s recent presidential run and donated to her political campaigns about 10 times between 1999 and 2016, according to a review of campaign finance records.
Weinstein’s donations to Clinton over the years total more than $20,000 and span from her successful campaign for U.S. Senate in New York in 2000 to her unsuccessful presidential campaigns of 2007 and 2016. He also donated to her husband’s presidential campaigns in the 1990’s. …
Weinstein threw a fundraiser for Clinton in June 2016 at his home in Manhattan, co-hosted by several A-list actors. He also reportedly attended several other fundraisers for Clinton in New York City during the campaign. Hollywood, generally, was firmly behind Clinton’s campaign, so Weinstein was not alone in his support for the former secretary of state.
Nor was Hillary Clinton alone in benefiting from Weinstein’s largesse. If anything, Weinstein went even more all-in for Barack Obama, turning into a major force for fundraising in Hollywood:
He also hosted fundraisers benefiting Barack Obama’s reelection campaign in 2012 and donated several times to his campaign in 2011 and 2012. Weinstein was considered a “bundler” for Obama’s campaign, as he raised $679,275 for it.
Give the Hollywood Reporter credit for laying this at the feet of the people who most benefit from Hollywood’s political activism, and the crony relationship the Clintons and Obama enjoy with industry leaders. With the New York Times blowing the lid off of Weinstein’s track record, now people have come forward to call his behavior an “open secret” in Hollywood. If so, it’s tough to believe that the Clintons were never warned about it or found evidence for it in their dealings with Weinstein over the last 25 years. (One clear indication that Obama didn’t know: he allowed his daughter Malia to intern with Weinstein.)
While we’re giving THR credit, let’s note that not everyone in the entertainment industry showed the same testicular fortitude. Grabien surveyed last night’s talk shows and came up empty for Weinstein references, save one:
One might think that after one of the biggest names in Hollywood — someone whose made a name for himself working alongside progressive and feminist causes — was shockingly revealed as having covered up decades of sexual abuse, America’s late-night hosts would have a field day.
Instead, Jimmy Fallon, Trevor Noah, Conan O’Brien, Jimmy Kimmel, and Stephen Colbert came up … dry.
The only mention of Harvey Weinstein on all of the late-night shows combined came on “The Daily Show,” during a segment on Cam Newton. The “joke,” featured above, was literally nothing more than Noah pretending to be Cam Newton and saying to reporters at a press conference “Look, Harvey Weinstein!”
Allahpundit was appalled:


Of course not. Some of these people might want a job from Weinstein down the road. It’s a lot safer in Hollywood to mock conservatives than it is to speak truth to actual power. They’re not courageous — they’re ankle-biters with fawning audiences.
Speaking of which, when will Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama step up and denounce their bundler and benefactor? The silence thus far is deafening.


Democratic senators give away sex harasser Harvey Weinstein's tainted cash - but the Clintons and Obama hang on to the millions he made for them

  • Ten senators announced they would hand cash given to them by Harvey Weinstein to charity after his sex shame was revealed  
  • Elizabeth Warren, Patrick Leahy and Christine Gillbrand are among those making the move against one of the party's most significant donors and fundraisers
  • The Democratic National Committee is also giving away cash - but not all of it and not to charity 
  • Weinstein opened his own checkbook and brought the Hollywood A-list to glittering events for the benefit of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton
  • The total he gave and helped raise runs into the millions, with DailyMail.com accounting for a declared total of $1.2 million he was directly responsible for
  • he also hosted a $1.5 million dinner in June 2016 for Hillary Clinton - among those in the room were Huma Abedin, wife of pervert Anthony Weiner 
  • That does not include the parties he helped host, which were lucrative chances for Obama and Clinton to shake down showbusiness for cash 
Democratic senators started handing back the fortune Harvey Weinstein has donated and helped raise on Friday as his ex shame was revealed.
But Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, the biggest recipients of his support and generosity, remained silent over whether they would do the same.
Weinstein is one of the Democratic Party's most prolific donors, having raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama's campaigns alone.
One dinner in June 2016 which he hosted at his West Village home raised $1.8 million for Clinton, Deadline Hollywood reported.
But the movie producer was rapidly becoming persona non grata after he took a leave of absence from Miramax when it surfaced on Thursday that he had been accused of sexually harassing multiple women over the past two decades.
On Friday morning five liberal senators handed personal donations Weinstein had made to charity. More followed in the afternoon, among them Chuck Schumer, the Senate minority leader and therefore the party's most senior figure.
Patrick Leahy, the Vermont senator, was first out of the gate, giving $2,700 to charity, the Daily Beast reported.
Bundler: Harvey Weinstein was a huge Hillary Clinton backer, hosting New York fundraisers and maxing out his own donations to her campaign
Bundler: Harvey Weinstein was a huge Hillary Clinton backer, hosting New York fundraisers and maxing out his own donations to her campaign
Happy to be here: Hillary Clinton was the guest of honor as Harvey Weinstein held a fundraiser at his $15 million Manhattan home in June 2016, attended by Huma Abedin, her closest aide, whose pervert husband Anthony Weiner will go to prison next month for sexting a minor 
Happy to be here: Hillary Clinton was the guest of honor as Harvey Weinstein held a fundraiser at his $15 million Manhattan home in June 2016, attended by Huma Abedin, her closest aide, whose pervert husband Anthony Weiner will go to prison next month for sexting a minor 
Alliance: The film mogul was one of Obama's top 40 'bundlers' during his 2012 re-election, bringing in $679,275 for the candidate
Alliance: The film mogul was one of Obama's top 40 'bundlers' during his 2012 re-election, bringing in $679,275 for the candidate
Laughing liberal lion: Weinstein looked remarkably chipper and cheerful for an admitted sexual harasser  as he left his home on Friday
Laughing liberal lion: Weinstein looked remarkably chipper and cheerful for an admitted sexual harasser  as he left his home on Friday
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He was followed by Elizabeth Warren, of Massachusetts, Martin Heinrich of New Mexico, Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, Christine Gillbrand, of New York and Corey Booker of New Jersey.
In the afternoon came Schumer, Al Franken of Minnesota, Kamala Harris of California, and Bob Casey of Pennsylvania, Buzzfeed reported. 

HARVEY THE DEMS' CASH MACHINE

Here are just some of the donations and fundraising Weinstein was behind according to public records 
$679,275 raised as a 'bundler' for Obama's 2012 campaign - one of the top 40 in the country
$250,000 donations to the Democratic National Committee since 2003
$250,000 to the Clinton Foundation since 2003
$30,000 to the Hillary Victory Fund in 2016
$16,200 to Chuck Schumer in total 
$5,400 - the legal maximum - to Clinton's campaign in 2016
$5,400 to Richard Blumenthal in 2016
$5,400 to Martin Heinrich in 2017 
$5,400 to Al Franken in 2014 
$5,000 to Elizabeth Warren in 2012
$10,000 to Corey Booker in 2013  
Charities which aid abused women will be among those the cash goes to from the senators. 
At least four of the senators - Warren, Booker, Harris and Gillbrand - are seen as having presidential ambitions.  
Their moves leave Clinton and Obama open to mounting embarrassment and for the 2016 presidential loser, allegations of hypocrisy.
But the Democratic National Committee said it would give only give $30,000 away - Weinstein had donated $250,000 to it since 2003 - and not a cent to charity.
Instead it will go to groups which try to get female Democratic candidates elected. 
Weinstein has held numerous star-studded campaign events to bring in Hollywood money for Clinton and Obama since 2008, and poured money into Democratic senate and congressional campaigns.
He was one of Obama's top 40 'bundlers' during his 2012 re-election, bringing in $679,275 for the candidate – and putting him in the same category as DreamWorks founder Jeffrey Katzenberg and former Warner Bros. chairman Barry Meyer.
Weinstein also maxed out his personal contributions to Clinton with a $5,400 check to her 2016 campaign and $30,000 to her Hillary Victory Fund.
Since 2003, he has donated over $250,000 to the Democratic National Committee, which supports the election of the Democratic presidential nominee.

WHAT HARVEY GAVE THE CLINTONS... 

$250,000 to the Clinton Foundation
$30,000 to the Hillary Victory Fund
$5,400 to Hillary Clinton's campaign
Unknown millions in donations from friends 

...WHAT THE CLINTONS ARE GIVING BACK

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Weinstein gave another $250,000 to the Clinton Foundation and held multiple fundraising dinners for Hillary Clinton, who campaigned as a champion of women during her 2016 presidential run.
That total alone comes to more than $1.2 million - but that was the tip of the iceberg, as his ability to get A-listers and Hollywood's behind the scenes millionaires to come to parties made him a key part of the Democratic fundraising machine.  
Clinton often spoke up against sexual assault during the election, even as opponents noted that multiple sexual harassment allegations were lodged against her husband, Bill Clinton, in the 1990s.
Ally: Malia Obama was an intern with Weinstein in a sign of how close he was to both Barack and Michelle Obama
Ally: Malia Obama was an intern with Weinstein in a sign of how close he was to both Barack and Michelle Obama
'Every survivor of sexual assault deserves to be heard, believed, and supported,' said Clinton on Twitter on Nov. 22, 2015.
She also highlighted inappropriate sexual comments made by her opponent, Donald Trump, as a reason he could not be trusted as president.
Clinton has continued to speak out against what she characterizes as Trump's sexism during her recent book tour.
'When I see women [supporting Trump], I think why are they publicly disrespecting themselves? Why are they opening the door to have someone say that about them in their workplace? In a community setting? Do they not see the connection there?' said Clinton.
But the latest allegations against Weinstein – which include claims that he asked female subordinates and actresses to watch him shower and gave unwanted massages – raises uncomfortable questions for Clinton and other Democrats about one of their top supporters.
The New York Times reported on Thursday that Weinstein has reached legal settlements with at least eight women over alleged inappropriate sexual behaviour.
In one case, actress Ashley Judd accused the movie mogul of inviting her to watch him shower during a business meeting in a hotel room in the 1990s.
Several of Weinstein's female employees have allegedly accused him of making unwanted advances on them or other women over the past few decades.
Weinstein was an early supporter of Clinton, backing her in her primary bid against Obama in 2008.


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