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Nevilledog

(54,746 posts)
Fri Oct 23, 2020, 09:12 AM Oct 2020

$80 million dark money group tied to Trump Supreme Court advisor, Leonard Leo



Tweet text:
Robert Maguire
@RobertMaguire_
NEW: A dark money group with no website, no employees and no apparent offices brought in $80 million in its first year of operation.

The group's sole trustee is Leonard Leo, the Trump judicial advisor who's tied to millions spent on judicial nominations

$80 million dark money group tied to Trump Supreme Court advisor, Leonard Leo - CREW | Citizens for...
This new filing vastly increases the money known to be flowing into dark money groups tied to Federalist Society co-chairman Leonard Leo.
citizensforethics.org
5:39 AM · Oct 23, 2020
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$80 million dark money group tied to Trump Supreme Court advisor, Leonard Leo (Original Post) Nevilledog Oct 2020 OP
The Feudalist Society, perpetuating a feudal society dalton99a Oct 2020 #1
K & R Budi Oct 2020 #2
I think it's been time...but the senate won't bring any bills to shine ANY light on their dark money BComplex Oct 2020 #4
In an ideal world we would find out the source of the $$ before the election. NoRoadUntravelled Oct 2020 #3
This thread needs a link to Senator Whitehouse's expose of dark money mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2020 #5
Here's one hermetic Oct 2020 #6
Sheldon Whitehouse's Karma13612 Oct 2020 #7
Started at least in 2018. Hmm, who mysteriously had massive credit debt magically disappear in 2018? Roland99 Oct 2020 #8
Squee, is that you? Kid Berwyn Oct 2020 #9
I like 🍺 Duppers Oct 2020 #10
 

Budi

(15,325 posts)
2. K & R
Fri Oct 23, 2020, 09:19 AM
Oct 2020
"A dark money group with no website, no employees and no apparent offices brought in $80 million in its first year of operation."

I believe it's due time the rules for personal PACs & hidden political related fundraising be changed.



BComplex

(9,802 posts)
4. I think it's been time...but the senate won't bring any bills to shine ANY light on their dark money
Fri Oct 23, 2020, 09:38 AM
Oct 2020

If there was a way that moscow mitch could bring a bill that only applied to dark money going to democrats and NOT republicans, he would bring that bill.

mahatmakanejeeves

(68,793 posts)
5. This thread needs a link to Senator Whitehouse's expose of dark money
Fri Oct 23, 2020, 10:07 AM
Oct 2020

Last edited Fri Oct 23, 2020, 12:32 PM - Edit history (3)

in the grooming of judges for the Supreme Court.Video at MSNBC

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I found the one I was looking for. Sit through the longer version. It's worth your time.

Tue Oct 13, 2020: Video at MSNBC

https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/watch/sen-whitehouse-gives-presentation-on-dark-money-influence-on-supreme-court-nomination-93756485711

There's a longer version here:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1017611919



Karma13612

(4,945 posts)
7. Sheldon Whitehouse's
Fri Oct 23, 2020, 01:34 PM
Oct 2020

Presentation during the Barrett hearings was outstanding. I am pretty sure he mentioned this Leo fella?

This just makes my blood pressure shoot straight up to the red zone.

We need to fix this stuff.

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