Washington hates a secret. Yet in the summer of 2020, when a blandly named entity called the Impetus Fund received a $64 million donation from a single anonymous source, it touched off a guessing game with broad political implications.
Today, the Ohio Senate passed legislation banning foreign interference in Ohio’s elections. The bill will now be sent to Governor DeWine’s desk to be signed into law. Caitlin Sutherland, Executive Director of Americans for Public Trust, issued the following statement applauding the Ohio legislature for closing this foreign influence loophole.
Today, ethics watchdog Caitlin Sutherland, Executive Director of Americans for Public Trust (APT) and election law expert Jason Snead, Executive Director of Honest Elections Project Action (HEP Action) spearheaded a coalition letter sent to Ohio House Speaker Jason Stephens and Ohio Senate President Matt Huffman urging them to pass legislation banning foreign interference in Ohio’s elections.
On Thursday, May 16, Americans for Public Trust Executive Director Caitlin Sutherland testified at a hearing on foreign interference in U.S. elections held by the U.S. Committee on House Administration. Caitlin’s testimony focused on the foreign influence loophole that currently allows foreign nationals to influence American politics by funneling hundreds of millions of dollars through a web of dark money organizations.
Senate Republicans are introducing a bill on Wednesday that aims to prevent foreign nationals from improperly influencing American elections in response to a report outlining how a foreign billionaire allegedly funneled almost $250 million into a liberal dark money network that poured almost $100 million into nationwide ballot campaigns.
Today, Americans for Public Trust released a new report revealing Sixteen Thirty Fund, the top dark money group funded by…
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Today, Americans for Public Trust (APT) filed an FEC complaint against Florida Senate Candidate Keith Gross for an apparent violation of the prohibition against converting campaign funds for personal gain.
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Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm is maintaining her close relationship with far-left dark money environmental groups, including one that was tied to an organization that has received millions in backing from a foreign billionaire.