The Republican Attorneys General Association (RAGA), a group that works to elect Republican state attorneys general, received a $775,000 influx of cash from the National Rifle Association (NRA) in 2017 according to a review of tax filings by Documented. The contribution was the second largest amount received by RAGA in 2017, and represents a significant […]
Author Archives: Nick Surgey
Nick is the Executive Director of Documented and an investigative reporter. He is an occasional contributor to the Intercept.
His work has been featured in The Guardian, the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and the Washington Post, and many other places including the Colbert Report. Nick was previously Director of Research at the Center for Media and Democracy, and Staff Counsel at Common Cause.
Posted inRAGA
Meeting of Republican State Attorneys General Provides NRA and Corporations with Private Access
The Republican Attorneys General Association (“RAGA”) will host its annual two-day Winter National Meeting beginning February 25, 2018, details of which were obtained by Documented. At the event, taking place at the Park Hyatt hotel in Washington, D.C., donors including the National Rifle Association (NRA) will have access to GOP attorneys general and their staff […]
Posted inTrump
PRUITT CALLED TRUMP A THREAT TO CONSTITUTION IN 2016 INTERVIEW
In a stinging 2016 radio interview, Scott Pruitt lambasted then candidate Donald Trump, warning of the danger to the constitution should he become president. “If Donald Trump is the nominee and eventually the president, he would take i think, unapologetic steps to use executive power to confront Congress in a way that is truly unconstitutional”, […]
Posted inEPA, Uncategorized
EPA Awards contract to sister organization of group that helped Pruitt Become EPA Administrator
Definers Public Affairs, the GOP opposition research firm recently awarded a $120,000 contract by the EPA, is closely tied to the firm that ran an online campaign to push EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt’s Senate confirmation campaign. In December, America Rising Squared (AR2) launched the confirmpruitt.com website which has since been deleted. An archive of the […]
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Scott Pruitt Scheduled to Speak at ALEC Conference in Nashville
Update (12/10/2017) – Scott Pruitt cancelled his appearance at ALEC. No reason for this was given publicly. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt is scheduled to speak on Friday at the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) States and Nation Policy Summit, in Nashville, Tennessee, according to a copy of the event brochure provided to Documented. Pruitt is […]