“Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas accepted gifts worth millions of dollars over 20 years, analysis finds”
Analysis from Fix the Court says it adds up to $2.4 million between 2004 and 2023. Which CNBC has helpfully put into a bar chart.
Category Archives: campaign finance
“Trump raises millions in Newport Beach and Beverly Hills in post-conviction appearances”
The LA Times reports on the former President’s fundraising since the verdicts were announced.
North Carolina: “Surprise GOP campaign finance law proposal prompts walkout by Democratic senators”
NC Newsline:
in a surprise move that caught most Legislative Building watchers off-guard, Republican lawmakers unveiled legislation on Thursday that would make significant changes to state campaign finance law. The sudden move prompted all 20 Senate Democrats to walk out… Continue reading
“The $64 million mystery: How a wave of anonymous donations is fueling the 2024 presidential campaign”
Daniel Klaidman for CBS News:
Washington hates a secret.
Yet in the summer of 2020, when a blandly named entity called the Impetus Fund received a $64 million donation from a single anonymous source, it touched off a guessing game… Continue reading
“How a Drop in Small-Dollar Donations Is Shaking Up Both Parties”
NOTUS:
In a stark reversal from recent political history, both parties have seen a significant decline this election cycle in the small-dollar contributions they harvest via text and email, largely from rank-and-file voters of modest means. Gone are the days… Continue reading
“Courting Risk: Corporate Underwrites & State Attorneys General”
New report from CPA.
From the foreword by Jacob Hacker & Paul Pierson:
Political spending to support controversial policies and leaders thrives in darkness. And no spending has defied necessary scrutiny more than the bigger and bigger donations that public… Continue reading
“Likely Trump Hush Money Appeal Could Center on New York Election Law Theory”
National Law Journal:
Erica Hashimoto, who directs the Georgetown Law Appellate Litigation Program, said Trump’s appellate lawyers could challenge the three “unlawful means” that the jury was told to consider. These three are violations of the Federal Election Campaign Act,… Continue reading
“Trump’s Campaign Donor Website Crashes After Guilty Verdict”
NYT:
WinRed, the payment processor for Republican campaign donations, crashed after former President Donald J. Trump’s felony conviction, a technical issue that his campaign attributed to the number of people trying to donate in the immediate aftermath of the verdict.… Continue reading
“Trump makes sweeping promises to donors on audacious fundraising tour”
WaPo:
Trump sometimes makes requests higher than his team expects to receive, sometimes surprising his own advisers because he is asking for so much money. By frequently tying the fundraising requests within seconds of promises of tax cuts, oil project… Continue reading
Ciara Torres-Spelliscy Speaks to Eric Segall Podcast About Her Upcoming Book, Corporatocracy
You can watch here.
With Both Sides Resting in Trump Hush Money Trial, Whether Donald Trump Committed Felonies is Uncertain, Likely Depending on the Jury Instructions and How Appeals Courts Will Interpret the Law
Both sides have now rested in the Donald Trump hush money trial in New York. The parties will fight over jury instructions and then there will be closing arguments beginning right after Memorial Day, on May 28. Having expressed some… Continue reading
“Trump’s Reported Fund-Raising Tops Biden’s for First Time”
NYT:
Former President Donald J. Trump and the Republican Party out-raised President Biden and the Democrats last month for the first time in this election cycle, according to campaign officials, as Mr. Biden’s pace of fund-raising slowed significantly from March.… Continue reading
“Montana’s attorney general said he recruited token primary opponent to increase campaign fundraising”
AP:
Montana’s attorney general told supporters he skirted the state’s campaign finance laws by inviting another Republican to run against him as a token candidate in next month’s primary so he could raise more money for the November general election,… Continue reading
“2 Liberal Groups to Spend $5 Million on State Supreme Court Races”
NYT:
Two groups on the left with differing missions are joining forces to bolster their preferred candidates in state supreme court races in November, as such elections grow increasingly expensive and politically polarizing.
The two organizations — the National Democratic… Continue reading