'Federal prosecutors today unsealed a grand jury indictment that accuses a Torrance man who was a candidate for a Los Angeles County congressional seat in four federal elections with misusing campaign funds, including funneling tens of thousands of dollars in campaign donations back to himself through his friends and family. Omar Navarro, 34, is charged in a 43-count grand jury indictment."
Republican party member Mitch McConnell weaponized the filibuster and in collusion with Leonard Leo stacked the U.S. Supreme Court with an ultraconservative supermajority.
Earlier: Campaign finance laws in #Virginia and #Texas contain loopholes big enough to drive a truck through. Or, in this case, a million dollar donation from a sketchy shell company.
To those who say there's no difference between #republicans and #democrats because they're both controlled by corporate money, are you familiar with the #DISCLOSE act? If not, please consider that your convictions may have been influenced by #gop propaganda campaigns. It's been introduced each session since 2010.
Federal disclosures on Saturday provided a first glimpse of the money race between the presidential candidates for 2024, showing who has amassed the most campaign cash so far.
"The Concord Fund, the top donor in 2022 and the two prior years to the Republican Attorneys General Association (Raga), boasts strong links to Federalist Society co-chairman Leonard Leo. Leo helped Trump pick 3 SCOTUS justices and now helps spearhead a dark money network that has secured $1.6bn from a single donor.
Officials who work for #Florida Governor #RonDeSantis' administration—not his campaign—have been sending text messages to Florida lobbyists soliciting political contributions for DeSantis' presidential bid, a breach of traditional norms that has raised ethical and legal questions.