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NYT Columnist, CBS News Political Analyst Joins Secretive Dem Donor Conference

Jamelle Bouie refused to say whether he was paid by the Soros network

Jamelle Bouie

New York Times columnist and CBS News political analyst Jamelle Bouie addressed a closed-door gathering of the Democratic Party's top donors last week in potential violation of the paper's ethical guidelines, which prohibit paid speeches to political groups and urge staff members to be "especially sensitive to the appearance of partiality when they address groups that might figure in coverage they provide."

Serial Groper Al Franken Mingles With Wealthy Democratic Donors

Yuks it up with Democracy Alliance participants two months after ninth accuser came forward

Al Franken

Disgraced Democratic senator Al Franken was spotted on Wednesday mingling with top Democratic Party donors in Washington, D.C.—just two months after a ninth woman emerged to accuse the comedian turned lawmaker of sexual harassment and two years after Democratic donors took steps to prevent sexual harassment in their own ranks.

Pelosi Takes Break From Impeachment to Address Top Dem Donors

Full agenda shows Pelosi, other Democratic players to address wealthy donors of the Democracy Alliance in D.C.

Nancy Pelosi

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) will slip away from the impeachment hearings on Friday to deliver a closed-door briefing to the nation’s most powerful network of liberal donors and activists, according to an agenda obtained by the Washington Free Beacon.

Stacey Abrams PAC Pushed $1.2 Million Over to Dark Money Entity

Fair Fight PAC sent funds to dark money group that will ramp up voter efforts in swing states

Stacey Abrams

A political action committee that is part of a network launched by failed Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams pushed $1.2 million over to a separate but affiliated dark money entity that is planning to ramp up 2020 voter efforts in swing states, Federal Election Commission filings show.

Shadow Money Arrives in Virginia

Democracy Alliance-aligned PAC funnels thousands to Virginia Dems

A new federal political action committee with ties to a shadowy network of liberal billionaires has contributed $100,000 to help Virginia Democrats retake the statehouse, according to FEC filings from the organization.

Senate Dems Demand JCN Disclose Donors, Ignore Own Dark Money

Dems tied to, and aided by, dark money groups they decry

Senate Democrats pressuring the Judicial Crisis Network (JCN), a right-leaning organization, to release a list of their donors have close ties to liberal dark money groups themselves and receive help from such outfits for judicial fights.