Alleged Palisades fire arsonist Jonathan Rinderknecht donated to Joe Biden, was registered to vote in Florida

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Records show that the Uber driver who is accused of starting the worst wildfire in Los Angeles history gave a small amount of money to Joe Biden's 2020 presidential campaign.

The 29-year-old Jonathan Rinderknecht gave $2 to the hybrid PAC ActBlue twice in 2020, one dollar on September 4 and the other dollar on September 11. They did this just days apart.

The man accused of setting the Palisades Fire was born in France and was registered to vote in Florida, but he never chose a political party. On two separate occasions, just days apart in 2020, Rinderknecht gave a huge $2 to the joint PAC ActBlue. FEC.gov
Rinderknecht is accused of starting a brush fire on January 1 that was put out but smouldering underground for days before starting the Palisades fire that killed 12 people and damaged about $150 billion.

The Palisades fire, which started with the Lachman Fire, destroyed more than 6,000 homes and other buildings in the rich coastal neighbourhood.