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Thursday, September 16th, 2021

Mercer family played bigger role in 2020 election than thought, giving nearly $20 million to dark money GOP fund

Author:     Brian Schwartz
Source:     CNBC
Publication Date:     WED, SEP 15 202111:54 AM EDT
 Link: Mercer family played bigger role in 2020 election than thought, giving nearly $20 million to dark money GOP fund
Stephan:   When I tell you that as a result of Citizens United the United States Congress is so corrupt it would put a banana republic in Latin American to shame, am I exaggerating? Read this. The fact is rich Republican christofascists understand very clearly how bad the corruption has become, and are putting their money where their prejudices are believing that they can rent Congress members as needed.
Robert Mercer and Rebekah Mercer attend the 2017 TIME 100 Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 25, 2017 in New York City.
Credit: Patrick McMullan | Getty
  • The wealthy family led by Robert and Rebekah Mercer invested nearly $20 million last year into a dark money fund that allows donors to keep secret the ultimate destination of their contributions.
  • The Mercers, whose money helped propel Donald Trump to victory in 2016, hadn’t made a political contribution this size through their foundation since at least five years ago.
  • Some recent contributions to the Donors Trust have gone toward groups that pushed claims of election fraud before and after President Joe Biden defeated Trump in last year’s election.

The wealthy family led by conservative megadonors Robert and Rebekah Mercer, whose money helped propel Donald Trump to victory in 2016, invested nearly $20 million last year into a GOP-friendly dark money fund that allows donors to keep secret the ultimate destination of their contributions.

The Mercers’ donation, delivered through their family foundation, went to the Donors Trust, according to a new 990 disclosure form. The hefty […]

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