Trump Overhauls His Massive Dark Money Machine

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Trump Overhauls His Massive Dark Money Machine
“America First Action began winding down earlier this year and are throwing our full support behind Make America Great Again Action,” the president of America First Action said.
thedailybeast.com
5:47 AM · Aug 5, 2021

https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump-overhauls-his-massive-dark-money-machine?ref=home

While ex-President Donald Trump spent his first weeks in private life building a sprawling MAGA money machine, below the surface his loyalists were quietly overhauling a key component of that fundraising behemoth: its dark-money arm.

That political operation had been bolstered for years by a super PAC, America First Action. Between 2017 and 2020 the Trump-endorsed group hauled in nearly $200 million for the MAGA cause, largely from Republican megadonors. But tucked away in a federal court filing this March was a piece of unreported news: “America First is currently in the process of winding down its affairs.”

Around that time, a rift between Trump and top adviser Jared Kushner had reportedly pushed the former president toward his old allies. News reports began to tease a new pro-Trump super PAC headed up by former 2016 campaign manager Corey Lewandowski. Soon a federal filing revealed a new super PAC with a familiar name—Make America Great Again Action. Trump’s inner circle initially kept it under wraps but eventually pulled back the curtain in May, announcing a fundraising dinner at Trump’s Bedminster, New Jersey, golf club. The reported price tag: $250,000 a head.

Last week, MAGA Action filed its first Federal Election Commission report, showing about $5 million in contributions. The first donation was an April 4 $750,000 gift from America First Action.

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[PSPS]

1. kremlin/saudi/etc., money flows freely into this slush fund.

[NoMoreRepugs]

2. AKA "Grifting."

[Dustlawyer]

3. We HAVE to stop the legal bribes in our political system!

The main problem in this country is the money in our politics.