title: dems file complaint wdoj against fbi for investigating hillary
text: obama donations funneled through fake bonuses   
  this is some great investigative work and its the kind of story that flies under the radar and its just a small component of the democratic machine but it is what the setup looks like  
  jon tester didnt come all the way from montana for the scrambled eggs and bacon the us senator virtually unknown in boston was in a conference room at the thornton law firm that june morning to cash in at one of the most reliable stops on the democratic fundraising circuit a law firm that pours millions into the coffers of the party and its politicians 
  tester a massive jovial man who raises livestock on his family farm was more compelling than many of the other breakfast guests all of them political candidates the firm hoped would defend the interests of trial attorneys but the drill was basically the same the personal injury lawyers listened politely for a few minutes then returned to their offices and tester walked away with  in checks 
  but a striking thing happened the day tester visited in  partner david c strouss received a payment from the firm labeled as a bonus that exactly equaled his  contribution to testers campaign the maximum allowed a few days later partner garrett bradley  until recently the house assistant majority leader on beacon hill  got a bonus too exactly matching his  gift to tester 
  thats quite a coincidence 
  from  through  strouss and bradley along with founding partner michael thornton and his wife donated nearly  million to democratic party fundraising committees and a parade of politicians  from senate minority leader harry reid of nevada to hawaii gubernatorial candidate david ige to senator elizabeth warren of massachusetts over the same span the lawyers received  million listed as bonuses in thornton law firm records more than  of the contributions precisely matched bonuses that were paid within  days 
  no corruption to see here now lets move on to another fake scandal 
  thorntons lawyers were especially generous to vice president joe biden one of washingtons strongest advocates for trial lawyers contributing more than  to his campaigns from  to  
  during president obama and bidens reelection campaign in  michael thornton hosted a fundraiser for the obama victory fund at his house in cambridge where biden was the guest of honor some of the biggest donors  some thornton partners gave   were escorted into a private room and offered the chance to be photographed with biden said someone who was there thornton records show the lawyers were reimbursed for those donations 
  hope and change