Elena Branson donated to one politician in her time as a Russian asset in the US: Gabbard. We know that Branson was in contact with a Representative as part of her unregistered agent activities, though it was never officially confirmed to be Gabbard.

She met with Assad, who has close ties to Putin

She hired Chris Cooper, who has ties to Russia and has used his company to propagate pro-Russian propaganda, including attempting to smear Sergei Magnitsky's name via articles and funding events to screen propaganda "documentaries"

RT, Sputnik, and Russia Insider all began boosting Gabbard and focusing on her over the rest of the Dem candidates in 2020