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- NEW: An OpenSecrets investigation shows Publix heiress Julia "Julie" Jenkins Fancelli steered millions more than previously reported to "dark money" groups involved in the rally preceding the U.S. Capitol attack on Jan. 6, 2021 🧵 1/ crp.org/jan6
- NEW: Financial disclosures revealed that Ginni Thomas was paid $700,000 by the Heritage Foundation, a conservative group that has weighed in on Supreme Court justice confirmation processes, filed multiple amicus briefs and had cases before the Court. 1/🧵 crp.org/ginni
- Today, we unveil "All the President's Profiting" - a tool you can use to track payments from political entities to properties still financially benefiting the #Trump family goo.gl/3Sa2UP
- NEW: Prosecutors are probing Trump’s political operation after it shelled out over $44 million to lawyers and law firms that have also represented witnesses in cases against him. 1/🧵 crp.org/witness
- Job Creators Network, which sponsored billboards criticizing @AOC and calls itself "the voice of Main Street,” is backed and funded by a number of prominent GOP mega-donors
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @Ocasio2018 got 62% of her campaign contributions from donors giving less than $200 - giving her the highest rate of funding from small donors of any House member in the 116th Congress. crp.org/smdnzaoc by @Karlevers1
- During the same period in which she received travel reimbursements of >$22K that drew criticism of ethics watchdogs, Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert paid off the last of nearly $20,000 in state tax liens that had accumulated on her restaurant.
- When factoring in small donors (via ActBlue) Bernie Sanders has raised more $$ from Women than any other 2020 candidate crp.org/wd1119 #WomenForBernie
- We've unearthed more than $3.5 million in direct payments from Trump’s 2020 campaign operation to individuals and firms involved in the rallies that devolved into violence on January 6th. crp.org/tqj6
- Replying to @OpenSecretsDC/5 The special counsel’s office wrote that Trump's pattern of obstructive conduct supports the court’s conclusion that Trump presents a risk of jeopardizing investigations. Trump is now facing allegations of witness tampering in multiple ongoing cases. crp.org/witness
- Filing an FBI complaint, @CREWcrew is demanding an investigation into the hundreds of thousands of dollars in pharmaceutical and medical company stock held by Marc Short, Vice President Mike Pence’s chief of staff.
- An unnamed contributor made a donation to a #darkmoney group tied to the Republican Attorneys General Association, contingent on the release of a robocall encouraging people to attend the march that ultimately led to the violent storming of the Capitol.
- Political groups and nonprofits aligned with the Democratic Party have spent nearly $44 million to boost the profile of far-right candidates. Democrats strategy is rooted in the belief that these candidates will be easier to defeat in a general election. crp.org/dmgp2
