A "Nonpartisan" dark money group that regularly files litigation against President Donald Trump's administration is powered by money from the Center for American Progress, the liberal think tank founded by former Clinton campaign manager John Podesta.
The Democracy Forward Foundation, a D.C.-based 501(c)3 nonprofit, was founded in 2017 to "Help expose the rampant corruption in the Executive Branch and fight in court on behalf of the people it hurts." The group also has a 501(c)4 "Social welfare" arm that goes by Democracy Forward.
Democracy Forward's initial tax returns, which cover a time span of just over a month from May 19 to June 30, 2017, does not disclose its donors but shows that the group received $705,000 in seed money.
While the Democracy Forward Foundation did not disclose its source of funding on its initial tax forms, the Center for American Progress's own tax forms from 2017 show that Podesta's group passed $1 million to the foundation.
Updated records provide a fuller list of the group's governors: Marc Elias, an attorney at Perkins Coie who was the top lawyer for Hillary Clinton's campaign, and now holds the same position in Sen. Kamala Harris's campaign; Ron Klain, a Democratic operative who was President Barack Obama's "Ebola Czar"; Maya Harris, also a Democratic operative and the sister of Sen. Harris; and Podesta.
Democracy Forward is just one of a number of groups whose sole mission is to hit the Trump administration with a steady flow of litigation.
Democracy Forward, CREW, and American Oversight are all approved groups for funding by the Democracy Alliance, the left's largest dark money donor network.
https://freebeacon.com/politics/podestas-cap-behind-dark-money-group-hitting-trump-with-lawsuits/
The Democracy Forward Foundation, a D.C.-based 501(c)3 nonprofit, was founded in 2017 to "Help expose the rampant corruption in the Executive Branch and fight in court on behalf of the people it hurts." The group also has a 501(c)4 "Social welfare" arm that goes by Democracy Forward.
Democracy Forward's initial tax returns, which cover a time span of just over a month from May 19 to June 30, 2017, does not disclose its donors but shows that the group received $705,000 in seed money.
While the Democracy Forward Foundation did not disclose its source of funding on its initial tax forms, the Center for American Progress's own tax forms from 2017 show that Podesta's group passed $1 million to the foundation.
Updated records provide a fuller list of the group's governors: Marc Elias, an attorney at Perkins Coie who was the top lawyer for Hillary Clinton's campaign, and now holds the same position in Sen. Kamala Harris's campaign; Ron Klain, a Democratic operative who was President Barack Obama's "Ebola Czar"; Maya Harris, also a Democratic operative and the sister of Sen. Harris; and Podesta.
Democracy Forward is just one of a number of groups whose sole mission is to hit the Trump administration with a steady flow of litigation.
Democracy Forward, CREW, and American Oversight are all approved groups for funding by the Democracy Alliance, the left's largest dark money donor network.
https://freebeacon.com/politics/podestas-cap-behind-dark-money-group-hitting-trump-with-lawsuits/
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