A 'Nonprofit' Watchdog, Led By A Former Trump Official, Is Largely A Phantom

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Protect the Public’s Trust has drawn the attention of conservative media and lawmakers for targeting the Biden administration. But on paper, it is a ghost.

Protect the Public’s Trust, a watchdog group run by a former Trump administration official, has become influential in right-wing circles over the last two years, making a name for itself by being a thorn in the side of the Biden administration.

But for all its talk of being a champion of transparency, PPT has been shady about its own precise nature, going as far as to misrepresent itself in public records requests.

PPT, however, has never filed a Form 990 that is required of 501(c)(3) nonprofits, according to HuffPost’s review of the IRS’s nonprofit database and several other business and nonprofit search tools.

The organization appears to be flush with resources, enough to file dozens of lawsuits, but Chamberlain has declined in previous interviews to disclose where its money comes from. He did not respond to HuffPost’s questions about the group’s funding and staff.

Chamberlain has had a long career in conservative politics and media, and has shared right-wing views on social media. He led Nevada communications for former President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign and served for four years as a communication and outreach official at Trump’s Department of Education under Secretary Betsy DeVos.


https://www.huffpost.com/entry/protect-publics-trust-nonprofit-status_n_64553faae4b0452cee9d5df0

[canuckledragger]

1. So it's just another conservative propaganda front group?

Colour me completely unsurprised.