The Koch-backed Americans for Prosperity, which presents itself as a “grassroots organization”, received 86% of its funding in 2017 from just five big donors. This detail is contained in a recent report prepared by the organization’s auditor, CapinCrouse. As a 501(C)(4) social welfare organization, Americans for Prosperity is not required to disclose the names […]
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.
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Trump flying in to help Republican Senate candidate Housley raise cash in Minnesota
U.S. Senate candidate Karin Housley, lagging in the polls, is set to receive fundraising support from President Trump on October 3rd at an event in Rochester, MN. According to a copy of the invitation, which was obtained by Documented, the first priority of her campaign is gathering funds to pay herself back money she lent […]
Posted inRAGA
Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry Holds “Special DC Fundraiser” at Trump Hotel
Jeff Landry, the Attorney General of Louisiana, and likely 2019 Republican Gubernatorial candidate, held a Washington D.C. fundraiser at the Trump International Hotel in January. A copy of the event invitation was provided to Documented. For Landry, the motivation to hold the fundraiser at the Trump hotel may be political. He is expected to […]
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Republican State Attorneys General Group Held 2017 Holiday Party at Trump Hotel
The Republican Attorneys General Association (RAGA), an industry-backed group that spends millions of dollars each cycle to back the election of Republican attorneys general, celebrated its December 2017 holiday party in style at the Washington D.C. Trump International Hotel. The details were contained in an invitation to the event provided to Documented, and confirmed in […]
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The NRA was second highest donor to Republican Attorneys General Association in 2017
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 […]
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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 […]
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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”, […]
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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 […]