Trump Foundation tax return reveals finances during Trump’s first year in office as lawsuit heats up

November 27, 2018

During his first year in office, President Donald Trump was listed as president of the Donald J. Trump Foundation, which was entirely funded by a half-million dollar donation from Trump’s business along with a six-figure “reimbursement” from one of his golf clubs, according to a new tax return obtained by the Center for Responsive Politics. Check it … More Trump Foundation tax return reveals finances during Trump’s first year in office as lawsuit heats up

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Tax returns reveal one six-figure donor accounts for entirety of “dark money” funding Whitaker’s nonprofit

November 21, 2018

Exclusive new tax documents obtained by the Center for Responsive Politics reveal that a single six-figure donor accounted for 100 percent of funding raised by a nonprofit run by acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker before he became Jeff Sessions’ chief of staff last year. Check it out on OpenSecrets: Tax returns reveal one six-figure donor accounts … More Tax returns reveal one six-figure donor accounts for entirety of “dark money” funding Whitaker’s nonprofit

New Form 990 politically active “dark money” nonprofit tax return findings

November 20, 2018

It’s that time of year again… Check out the Center for Responsive Politics’ reporting about new tax returns filed by politically active “dark money” nonprofits on OpenSecrets: Karl Rove’s Crossroads GPS is dead, long live his multi-million dollar ‘dark money’ operation Pro-Trump ‘dark money’ group’s first tax return reveals millions in previously undisclosed spending

Millions in masked money funneled into 2018 elections

November 20, 2018

The 2018 election cycle has attracted record spending by partially-disclosing groups that give the appearance of reporting at least some of their donors but, in reality, are little if any more transparent than other ‘dark money’ groups. Check out our “dark money” post-mortem of 2018 elections on OpenSecrets: Millions in masked money funneled into 2018 elections

Saudi foreign agents’ political donations top $1.6 million in 2018 elections

November 20, 2018

New research for the Center for Responsive politics on how political donations made by foreign agents hired to act on behalf of Saudi Arabian interests have exceeded $1.6 million in the 2018 election cycle. Check it out on OpenSecrets: Saudi foreign agents’ political donations top $1.6 million in 2018 elections

Chinese media outlet Trump cited as “propaganda” spent over $15.7 million on U.S. influence since 2017

October 3, 2018

My latest article at the Center for Responsive politics is about China Daily—the Chinese state-run media outlet Trump tweeted about running “propaganda ads” disguised as news in American newspapers—is a registered foreign agent under FARA that spent over $15.7 million on U.S. influence since 2017. Check it out on OpenSecrets: Chinese media outlet Trump cited as … More Chinese media outlet Trump cited as “propaganda” spent over $15.7 million on U.S. influence since 2017