Billionaire Breitbart Funder Robert Mercer Fleeing Politics?

By Frances Langum — November 2, 2017

This is a pretty remarkable statement (in a short letter to shareholders) from billionaire Robert Mercer:

As Stephanie Ruhle points out in the clip above, Mercer is involved in a billion dollar lawsuit with the IRS.

Another old story that gained little traction at the time Nazi-lover, Trump funder, Bannon buddy Robert Mercer owes IRS 7 BILLION DOLLARS. https://t.co/BHedMWfwXP

— Candy A Liberal (@candyasslib) November 2, 2017

His company Cambridge Analytica is up to their waists in Russia email hacking innuendo, and it's likely he and surrogates will be called to testify in the Trump Russia investigation.

Bob Mercer selling stake in Breitbart won't reduce his legal exposure over owning Cambridge Analytica, likely central to the Mueller probe

— Adam Blickstein (@AdamBlickstein) November 2, 2017

I don't buy the "over several weeks" baloney about severing ties with Milo, either. Everybody knows what Milo is, and when you sever ties you do it in a day, not over several weeks.

short mercer: i funded milo to offend people, but now i'm stunned to learn he caused people pain & offended them https://t.co/8qdXeLlGlo

— David Mack (@davidmackau) November 2, 2017

6. Mercer also denounced Milo. The main source of funding for Milo's hateful clown show is gone https://t.co/RJax6LJvRj

— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) November 2, 2017

And selling his interest in Breitbart News to Rebekah -- she's as right wing loony billionaire as they come anyway.

OK, so Robert Mercer is going to stop funding Milo, but what about Rebekah Mercer? Is she going to continue bankrolling his whole operation?

— Peter Huestis (@RealSparklePony) November 2, 2017

AND as Karoli points out in this tweet, she's also as complicit as they come:

the Mercer news is fascinating. I’m old enough to remember that Rebekah wanted Cambridge Analytica to organize the hacked emails

— Karoli (@Karoli) November 2, 2017

But wait, there's more. (There's always more.)

Mercer is not just at risk in the U.S. via Cambridge Analytica, @Amy_Siskind.

In the U.K., he is being investigated for his role in Brexit. https://t.co/7UaoE5N0le

— leah mcelrath 🗽 (@leahmcelrath) November 2, 2017

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