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Dark Money - Clarence Thomas got a personal media campaign worth at least $1.8 million from conservative nonprofit groups led by lobbyist Leonard Leo, part of $1.6 billion in donated by Barre Seid to (www.washingtonpost.com)

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Leo is well-known for shepherding conservative judicial nominees, but the public relations campaign shows how he has continued to exert influence in support of right-leaning justices after helping them secure lifetime appointments.

The source of the money was Barre Seid, an electronics manufacturing mogul, and the donation is among the largest — if not the largest — single contributions ever made to a politically focused nonprofit.

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[–] ArugulaZ@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago

Holy crap, he's almost literally named Leonardo Leonardo, the scheming business tycoon from the short-lived Clerks animated series! Depressingly, life imitates art.

[–] bedrooms@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

He advised President Donald Trump on his selection of three justices.

[–] Drusas@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Paywalled

[–] Arotrios@kbin.social 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Weird, didn't notice. Turn off javascript and you shouldn't have an issue.

[–] ripcord@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

Or use a browser with a reader mode, like Firefox.