Politico: “Disgraced former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens is receiving a major boost for his 2022 Senate bid from one of the Republican Party’s biggest megadonors. Richard Uihlein, a billionaire shipping and industrial supply company executive, is donating $2.5 million to a newly formed, pro-Greitens super PAC. The cash infusion will give Greitens a financial lift as many of the party’s contributors shun the former governor, who resigned from office in 2018 amid allegations that he sexually assaulted his hairstylist. Uihlein is one of the party’s most sought-after givers.”

“During the 2020 election, Uihlein and his wife, Elizabeth, donated more than $4.7 million to outfits that backed former President Donald Trump’s reelection bid. Uihlein, who has a long history of bankrolling conservative causes, is a past donor to Greitens, giving more than $300,00 to his successful 2016 gubernatorial bid. The contribution to the pro-Greitens super PAC was confirmed by two people familiar with the matter. The organization, Team PAC, describes itself as ‘committed to electing proven conservatives and veterans to federal offices,’ a reference to the former governor’s service as a Navy SEAL. Greitens, who is running for the seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Roy Blunt, will need the money. The former governor could face an avalanche of attacks from Republican establishment-aligned groups amid concerns from party leaders that his nomination would jeopardize the party’s hold on what should be a safe seat and imperil their prospects of winning the Senate majority. In a sign of the possible bombardment to come, former George W. Bush adviser Karl Rove, who is deeply involved in the world of GOP outside groups, has openly savaged Greitens and warned that ‘Democrats, fair or unfair, are going to take him apart.'”