Tue Nov 20, 2018, 04:51 PM
NastyRiffraff (12,448 posts)
Conservative nonprofit with obscure roots and undisclosed funders paid Matthew Whitaker $1.2 million
Source: Washington Post
In the three years after he arrived in Washington in 2014, Matthew G. Whitaker received more than $1.2 million as the leader of a charity that reported having no other employees, some of the best pay of his career. The Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust described itself as a new watchdog nonprofit dedicated to exposing unethical conduct by public officials. For Whitaker, it became a lucrative steppingstone in a swift rise from a modest law practice in Iowa to the nation’s top law enforcement job. As FACT’s president, he regularly appeared on radio and television, often to skewer liberals. But FACT’s origins and the source of funding used to pay Whitaker — now the acting attorney general — remain obscured. An examination of state and federal records, and interviews with those involved, show that the group is part of a national network of nonprofits that often work in concert to amplify conservative messages. Contrary to its claims in news releases and a tax filing, the group was created under a different name two years before Whitaker’s arrival, according to incorporation and IRS records. At least two of the organizers were involved in another conservative charity using the same address. Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/conservative-nonprofit-with-obscure-roots-and-undisclosed-funders-paid-matthew-whitaker-12-million/2018/11/20/25ff987e-e9db-11e8-bd89-eecf3b178206_story.html?utm_term=.1051111fc1a6 The more we hear about Whitaker, the more crooked he looks. No wonder Trump chose him.
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NastyRiffraff | Nov 2018 | OP |
ffr | Nov 2018 | #1 | |
Achilleaze | Nov 2018 | #2 | |
Bernardo de La Paz | Nov 2018 | #3 | |
not fooled | Nov 2018 | #4 | |
SunSeeker | Nov 2018 | #5 | |
Progressive Jones | Nov 2018 | #6 | |
lindysalsagal | Nov 2018 | #7 | |
Just a Weirdo | Nov 2018 | #8 | |
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin | Nov 2018 | #9 | |
Scurrilous | Nov 2018 | #10 | |
dalton99a | Nov 2018 | #11 | |
jpak | Nov 2018 | #12 |
Response to NastyRiffraff (Original post)
Tue Nov 20, 2018, 05:23 PM
ffr (19,799 posts)
1. Follow the money.
WHORES! Every one of them.
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Response to NastyRiffraff (Original post)
Tue Nov 20, 2018, 05:23 PM
Achilleaze (14,424 posts)
2. republicans are such sleazebags
In charge of Justice ? WTF?
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Response to NastyRiffraff (Original post)
Tue Nov 20, 2018, 05:40 PM
Bernardo de La Paz (36,923 posts)
3. Just like tRump: abusing a "charity" for personal gain. . . . nt
Response to NastyRiffraff (Original post)
Tue Nov 20, 2018, 05:54 PM
not fooled (4,542 posts)
4. Wonkette calls him
"Acting AG Meatball"
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Response to NastyRiffraff (Original post)
Tue Nov 20, 2018, 07:14 PM
SunSeeker (43,461 posts)
5. K & R for exposure.
Response to NastyRiffraff (Original post)
Tue Nov 20, 2018, 07:18 PM
Progressive Jones (3,191 posts)
6. Right Wing scum - a problem in need of a solution. nt
Response to NastyRiffraff (Original post)
Tue Nov 20, 2018, 08:31 PM
lindysalsagal (14,260 posts)
7. It ain't a payoff for getting into the office on time.
He must have broken a law for that kind of coin.
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Response to NastyRiffraff (Original post)
Tue Nov 20, 2018, 08:32 PM
Just a Weirdo (488 posts)
8. Whittaker is DOA
Whitaker is heading to prison with the rest of the Trump assholes
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Response to NastyRiffraff (Original post)
Tue Nov 20, 2018, 09:27 PM
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (60,264 posts)
9. Trump drained the swamp
and filled his cabinet with its slimiest denizens.
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Response to NastyRiffraff (Original post)
Tue Nov 20, 2018, 09:45 PM
Scurrilous (38,613 posts)
10. K&R
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Response to NastyRiffraff (Original post)
Wed Nov 21, 2018, 09:07 AM
dalton99a (58,246 posts)
11. A group whose sole purpose is to attack Democrats
The FACT spokesman said the group is nonpartisan and focuses on Democrats and Republicans alike.
A Post analysis of more than 200 television and radio appearances by Whitaker from 2014 to September 2017, when he was named chief of staff to then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions, shows that Whitaker was overwhelmingly focused on Democrats. |
Response to NastyRiffraff (Original post)
Wed Nov 21, 2018, 09:21 AM
jpak (39,615 posts)
12. I thought we were going to "Drain the Swamp"?
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