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Brian Slodysko

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Brian Slodysko

@BrianSlodysko

@AP reporter. Signal: brianslodysko.48

Washington, DC.

Joined June 2009

Brian Slodysko
@BrianSlodysko
Oct 25, 2024
NEW: Black Insurrectionist, the anonymous social media persona behind widely circulated election conspiracy theories, traces to a man from upstate NY. He’s white. He's also been accused of fraud, had his home raided by the FBI and owes millions in taxes.
The 'Black Insurrectionist' was actually white. The deception did not stop there
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Brian Slodysko
@BrianSlodysko
May 21, 2022
NEW: ⁦@HerschelWalker says he created the mental health program Patriot Support.⁩ But an @AP review reveals a celebrity spokesman who overstated his role in a program that allegedly preyed upon veterans and service members while defrauding the gov’t
Herschel Walker's ties to veterans program face scrutiny
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Brian Slodysko
@BrianSlodysko
Mar 14, 2024
NEW: @AP review of leaked data from the website Adult Friend Finder confirms private GOP worries. #OHSen candidate Bernie Moreno's work email was used to create a profile in 2008 seeking "Men for 1-on-1 sex.” "Looking for young guys to have fun with"
Trump-backed Senate candidate faces GOP worries that he could be linked to adult website profile
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Brian Slodysko
@BrianSlodysko
Dec 21, 2019
NEW: Turns out @ewarren had a big wine fundraiser of her own. Donors were treated to a Melissa Etheridge concert and those who gave $1,000+ got a souvenir wine bottle. It was part of a conventional fundraising operation she only recently opted to reject apnews.com/e14a600779dddc…
Brian Slodysko
@BrianSlodysko
Sep 21, 2022
NEW: JR Majewski, a GOP House nominee who was at the Capitol on Jan. 6, presents himself as a combat veteran who deployed to Afghanistan after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Air Force records obtained by @AP tell a different story. W/ @JimLaPorta
Ohio GOP House candidate has misrepresented military service
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Brian Slodysko
@BrianSlodysko
Aug 17, 2024
NEW: AZ woman says her name and signature were forged on document making her a ⁦@CornelWest⁩ elector. It’s the latest example of the dubious tactics used as Trump allies try to get him on the ballot, hoping he’ll play spoiler W/ ⁦@jjcooper⁩
Her name was on a filing agreeing to be a Cornel West elector. Her question: What's an elector?
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Brian Slodysko
@BrianSlodysko
Jan 8, 2020
NEW: @BernieSanders says he doesn't want a super PAC and has attacked rivals who do. Yet he does have @OurRevolution, a nonprofit he founded that functions much like one. Now legal experts tell @AP the group appears to be violating campaign finance law
Shadow group provides Sanders super PAC support he scorns
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Brian Slodysko
@BrianSlodysko
Jul 23, 2021
NEW: An @AP review of records from @HerschelWalker's business and divorce, many not previously reported, detail accusations that he repeatedly threatened to kill his ex-wife, exaggerated his success and alarmed associates. W/@BillBarrowAP, @JZBleiberg
As Herschel Walker eyes Senate run, a turbulent past emerges
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Brian Slodysko
@BrianSlodysko
Mar 21, 2022
NEW: Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens, now a leading Republican Senate candidate, was physically abusive and demonstrated such “unstable and coercive behavior” that steps were taken to limit his access to firearms, according to new affidavit from ex-wife
Ex-wife accuses top Missouri GOP Senate candidate of abuse
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Brian Slodysko
@BrianSlodysko
Dec 12, 2023
NEW: AP sources say DeSantis campaign was in contract with his super PAC over spending decisions. Federal law prohibits this kind of coordination. Via @sppeoples and @TomBeaumont
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Brian Slodysko
@BrianSlodysko
Jan 22, 2020
NEW: @CommonCause files FEC complaint alleging @OurRevolution, the nonprofit founded by @BernieSanders , broke campaign finance law. Comes after @AP reported on the groups activities earlier this month.
Watchdog files FEC complaint against pro-Sanders nonprofit
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Brian Slodysko
@BrianSlodysko
May 8, 2020
“Over the weekend, another attorney, William Moran, told the AP he was working with Reade. Moran, who works at a law firm in .. Maryland previously wrote and edited for Sputnik, a news agency founded and supported by the Russian state-owned media company”
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Prominent lawyer, Trump donor representing Biden accuser
WASHINGTON (AP) — Tara Reade, a former Senate staffer who alleged Joe Biden sexually assaulted her 27 years ago, is being represented by a prominent lawyer and political donor to President Donald...
Brian Slodysko
@BrianSlodysko
May 22, 2024
Mark Robinson calls the safety net a “plantation of welfare and victimhood” His political rise wouldn’t have happened without it Wife’s nonprofit: -$7M in taxpayer $$$ -Paid $800k+ to family -Allowed Robinson to quit job for politics -ongoing state probe
GOP candidate for NC governor blasts public spending as his family nonprofit rakes in taxpayer funds
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Brian Slodysko
@BrianSlodysko
Oct 10, 2023
NEW: Turning Point turned MAGA politics into a lucrative lifestyle brand. They had less success helping the GOP win. Featuring: _ $4.75M mansion _Charter travel _ $15M to friendly vendors _ A lavish wedding reception _ Tige ski boat _ $333k to Don Jr
How Trump's MAGA movement helped a 29-year-old activist become a millionaire
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