Noah PranskyJune 24, 2019
7min727
Old campaign funds are helping the former representative lobby Congress, privatize the VA, and expand his power in Washington.
Tag: Citizens for responsibility and ethics in Washington
Noah PranskyJune 24, 2019
Jim RosicaNovember 14, 2017
6min323
A conservative watchdog says it’s filed a public records request for emails from Justice Barbara Pariente and Chief Justice Jorge Labarga after what it calls “the justices’ overt political bias.” The D.C.-based Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust (FACT) late Monday released a copy of its request to the Florida Supreme Court. It asks for copies of […]
Scott PowersSeptember 13, 2016
5min290
Florida Democratic U.S. Reps. Ted Deutch and Lois Frankel called Tuesday for someone to investigate the Donald Trump–Pam Bondi matter that Deutch said “looked like a bribe.” In a telephone press conference with Florida media organized by the Democratic National Committee, Deutch and Frankel insisted more needs to be revealed about the $25,000 donation Trump’s Trump Foundation made […]
Jim RosicaSeptember 5, 20165min401
Lost amid Hurricane Hermine coverage, the Washington Post reported Donald Trump ponied up a $2,500 penalty to the IRS after his charitable foundation broke the law by giving a contribution to one of Attorney General Pam Bondi‘s political fundraising panels. The Post last Thursday reported that the Republican presidential nominee “filed paperwork informing the IRS of the political gift and […]
Jim RosicaJune 7, 2016
5min408
Attorney General Pam Bondi‘s admission this week that she personally solicited a political contribution from Donald Trump comes months after she evaded questions about it. That was in March, when — instead of directly answering — Bondi said she “hadn’t heard” about Trump’s representatives saying she asked for the money. The recent revelation came from Bondi’s spokesman to The Associated Press, […]
Jim RosicaMarch 22, 2016
4min250
A 2013 re-election contribution to Attorney General Pam Bondi from Donald Trump‘s charitable foundation was an error, aides to the Republican presidential candidate said this week. The Washington Post reported Tuesday morning that Trump’s representatives said the $25,000 check to a fundraising panel benefiting Bondi went out when a clerk confused it with a similarly-named organization. Foundations like Trump’s […]
Jim RosicaMarch 21, 2016
5min433
A watchdog group on Monday filed a complaint against Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump‘s foundation, saying it violated its tax-exempt status when it contributed $25,000 in 2013 toward Attorney General Pam Bondi‘s re-election. Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, or CREW, asked the Internal Revenue Service to “investigate whether the Trump Foundation violated federal law.” […]
Associated PressOctober 20, 2015
5min202
A Washington watchdog group filed a complaint Tuesday with the IRS about a secret-donor nonprofit organization that is spending millions of dollars on commercials to boost Marco Rubio‘s 2016 prospects. Conservative Solutions Project has aired pro-Rubio TV ads in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina, in addition to sending mail to voters in those early […]