{"id":1217627,"date":"2022-01-15T05:04:12","date_gmt":"2022-01-15T10:04:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1217627"},"modified":"2022-01-15T05:04:13","modified_gmt":"2022-01-15T10:04:13","slug":"democrat-donor-who-worked-for-obama-on-auto-bailout-considering-running-for-new-york-governor-as-republican","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-donor-who-worked-for-obama-on-auto-bailout-considering-running-for-new-york-governor-as-republican\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrat Donor Who Worked for Obama on Auto Bailout Considering Running for New York Governor as Republican\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocrat-donor-who-worked-for-obama-on-auto-bailout-considering-running-for-new-york-governor-as-republican%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1217627&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">Harry Wilson, a Democrat donor who served on former President Barack Obama\u2019s Auto Restructuring Task Force, is considering a run for New York Governor as a Republican.<\/p>\n<p>Wilson is a two-time Obama appointee. After serving on Obama\u2019s Auto Task Force after the 2008 recession, he was appointed to the advisory committee of the Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation (PBGC), a controversial agency that monitors pension payments from failed companies. PBGC\u2019s former director, Josh Gotbaum, was at the center of controversy when it was&nbsp;<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/news\/prior-political-appointment-obama-official-angled-gains-gm-195803135.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">revealed<\/a>&nbsp;he corresponded with Obama\u2019s car czar Ron Bloom to get gains from GM\u2019s bailout as a private citizen.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>Wilson is privately&nbsp;<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/01\/09\/millionaire-goper-harry-wilson-considering-run-for-ny-gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">polling<\/a>&nbsp;New Yorkers about a potential Republican gubernatorial candidacy, according to the <em>New York Post<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m flattered by the many calls from Republican Party leaders and activists who have encouraged me to run for governor,\u201d&nbsp;<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/01\/09\/millionaire-goper-harry-wilson-considering-run-for-ny-gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>&nbsp;Wilson. \u201cI\u2019m giving it very serious consideration and will make a decision soon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wilson unsuccessfully ran for New York Comptroller as a Republican in 2010. Wilson\u2019s defeat is attributed to his Democrat opponent, who \u201ccontinually&nbsp;<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/news\/prior-political-appointment-obama-official-angled-gains-gm-195803135.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">slammed<\/a>&nbsp;him for his lack of answers to questions about his involvement in the bailout and pension plan restructuring.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Although he is weighing a run for governor as a Republican, Wilson\u2019s donation record as a private citizen shows an affinity for Democrat politicians. Wilson has donated thousands of dollars to radical left politicians as recently as 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Wilson financially supported&nbsp;<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/crime\/2022\/01\/04\/soros-linked-manhattan-da-alvin-bragg-no-incarceration-except-for-homicide-and-a-few-other-cases\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Soros-linked<\/a>&nbsp;Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg\u2019s campaign for DA in 2020. According to New York Board of Elections data, Wilson provided Bragg\u2019s campaign $1,000.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19414778\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Alvin-Bragg-ap.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19414778\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Alvin-Bragg-ap.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg-elect, a former top deputy to New York\u2019s attorney general, speaks to supporters in New York, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021. (AP Photo\/Craig Ruttle)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>In the two weeks since Bragg has been in office, he\u2019s made good on his campaign&nbsp;<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/01\/04\/manhattan-da-alvin-bragg-to-stop-seeking-prison-in-some-cases\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">promise<\/a>&nbsp;to downgrade violent crimes from felonies to misdemeanors. Bragg has also instructed prosecutors to reduce charges filed by police officers in certain circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>According to a&nbsp;<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/01\/04\/manhattan-da-alvin-bragg-to-stop-seeking-prison-in-some-cases\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">memo<\/a>&nbsp;from Bragg:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Armed robbers who use guns or other deadly weapons to stick up stores and other businesses will be prosecuted only for petty larceny, a misdemeanor, provided no victims were seriously injured and there\u2019s no \u201cgenuine risk of physical harm\u201d to anyone.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Bragg\u2019s prosecutors will also be lax on drug dealers, convicted criminals caught with weapons, and burglars who steal from residential storage areas.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>A local judge&nbsp;<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/01\/12\/ex-con-would-have-faced-lengthy-sentence-if-not-for-alvin-bragg-judge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a>&nbsp;career criminal William Rolon that he should \u201cfeel lucky\u201d he was arrested after Bragg was sworn into office. Manhattan criminal court judge Jay Weiner told Rolon:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Based on your record, you would have faced a long period of time in jail if convicted. The newly elected district attorney has new policies. You\u2019re not charged with robbery, you\u2019re charged with a misdemeanor here. I don\u2019t know if anyone would ever feel lucky standing in front of me in a courtroom, but you might reasonably feel lucky today.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Wilson donated to Bragg\u2019s campaign, even though Bragg&nbsp;<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/12\/20\/politics\/bragg-new-york-trump\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">promised<\/a>&nbsp;to personally focus on an investigation into former President Donald Trump\u2019s business practice.<\/p>\n<p>Bragg is not the only anti-Trump Democrat who has received Harry Wilson\u2019s campaign donations. Wilson contributed thousands of dollars to Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT), the second-highest-ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee. Himes is Rep. Adam Schiff\u2019s sidekick and played a prominent&nbsp;<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/yaledailynews.com\/blog\/2019\/11\/21\/himes-leads-impeachment-inquiry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">role<\/a>&nbsp;during the first impeachment of former President Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Wilson contributed two times to Himes. Once in November 2008 for $2,300 and $1,000 in September 2009, according to&nbsp;<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"http:\/\/fec.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FEC<\/a>&nbsp;data.<\/p>\n<p>Wilson\u2019s Democrat donation spree does not stop with Himes. Wilson contributed to President Joe Biden\u2019s Secretary of Commerce, Gina Raimondo, when she ran for Rhode Island governor. He&nbsp;<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ricampaignfinance.com\/RIPublic\/Reporting\/TransactionReport.aspx?OrgID=0&amp;BeginDate=&amp;EndDate=&amp;LastName=wilson&amp;FirstName=harry&amp;ContType=0&amp;State=&amp;City=&amp;ZIPCode=&amp;EmployerName=&amp;Amount=0&amp;ReportType=Contrib&amp;CFStatus=F&amp;MPFStatus=A&amp;Level=S&amp;SumBy=Type&amp;Sort1=ReceiptDate&amp;Direct1=desc&amp;Sort2=None&amp;Direct2=asc&amp;Sort3=None&amp;Direct3=asc&amp;Site=Public&amp;Incomplete=A&amp;ContSource=CF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">donated<\/a>&nbsp;$1,000 on two separate occasions to Raimondo\u2019s campaign.<\/p>\n<p>House Republicans recently&nbsp;<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/12\/18\/house-republicans-demand-answers-on-commerce-secretary-raimondos-financial-ties-to-china\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">inquired<\/a>&nbsp;into Raimondo\u2019s financial ties to China after reports revealed her husband works for a tech company funded by the Chinese government. Additionally, Raimondo advocated for \u201crobust commercial engagement\u201d with China during a&nbsp;<em>Wall Street Journal<\/em>&nbsp;<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/commerce-secretary-gina-raimondo-aims-to-strengthen-business-ties-with-china-11632475802\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interview<\/a>&nbsp;in September.<\/p>\n<p>Wilson\u2019s records also show a $1,000 donation in 2020 to Elizabeth Caputo, a Democrat candidate for Manhattan Borough President. On the campaign trail, Caputo&nbsp;<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1o2oI8sVtis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">advocated<\/a>&nbsp;for closing the Rikers Island jail.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Harry Wilson, a Democrat donor who served on former President Barack Obama\u2019s Auto Restructuring Task Force, is considering a run for New York Governor as a Republican. 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