Mercer family played bigger role in 2020 election than thought, giving nearly $20 million to...

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Brian Schwartz
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SCOOP: The Mercers, led by Robert & Rebekah Mercer, secretly gave nearly $20 million in 2020 to the dark money fund known as the Donors Trust.
It allowed them to bankroll conservative causes during the election without having to disclose who they financed

Mercer family played bigger role in 2020 election than thought, giving nearly $20 million to...
The Mercer family sent nearly $20 million to a dark money fund that lets donors to keep secret the ultimate destination of their contributions.
cnbc.com
8:57 AM · Sep 15, 2021

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/15/robert-mercer-family-gave-nearly-20-million-to-dark-money-gop-fund-during-2020-election.html


The wealthy family led by conservative megadonors Robert and Rebekah Mercer, whose money helped propel Donald Trump to victory in 2016, invested nearly $20 million last year into a GOP-friendly dark money fund that allows donors to keep secret the ultimate destination of their contributions.

The Mercers’ donation, delivered through their family foundation, went to the Donors Trust, according to a new 990 disclosure form. The hefty contribution reveals the Mercers played a much bigger role in financing groups during the 2020 election than previously known.

The Donors Trust takes the money it receives and funnels it to groups of their donors’ choosing. It does not legally have to publicly disclose who is giving to their group or where specific financiers targeted their donations.

It isn’t clear where the Mercers directed the Donors Trust to send their money. The Mercer Family Foundation finished the year with just more than $45 million worth of assets, according to the 990 form.

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[C_U_L8R]

1. Twenty million dollars straight into the garbage

No one will ever say they were particularly smart or good people.
Or wealthy, if they keep doing heinous shit like they have.

[tanyev]

2. "Donors Trust Laundromat and Car Wash. How may I direct your donation today?"

[Captain Zero]

3. I've said it before. We need a tax law that says

If you donate more than 10k to any PAC or candidate, then you owe the same amount in taxes. Call it an influence surcharge.

So Mercers would also owe 20 million in taxes minus their 10k that was allowable..

[Champp]

4. Dark Money. How very Republican.

[crickets]

7. Ain't it, though? nt

[orwell]

5. She really does look like...

...the Bride of Frankenstein.

[mac56]

6. I think she looks like

Dooneese from SNL.

[jeffreyi]

9. With a bit of Cruella deVille...

[Celerity]

10. no, Frankenstein's monster itself

[FakeNoose]

8. Please

... TAX the ever-loving shit out of these people!
Confiscate it because they're misusing it.