US dark-money fund spends millions to back Republican attorneys general
Source: The Guardian
US dark-money fund spends millions to back Republican attorneys general
Concord Fund, linked to Federalist Society co-chair Leonard Leo, a lavish supporter of Republican Attorneys General Association
Peter Stone
Fri 23 Jun 2023 15.00 BST
An influential group of 28 Republican attorneys general has benefited mightily from at least $9.5m since 2020 from the dark-money Concord Fund, public records reveal.
The Concord Fund, the top donor in 2022 and the two prior years to the Republican Attorneys General Association (Raga), boasts strong links to Federalist Society co-chairman Leonard Leo. Leo helped Donald Trump pick three conservative supreme court justices and now helps spearhead a dark money network that has secured $1.6bn from a single donor.
Since its founding in 1999, Raga has raised and spent tens of millions of dollars to help elect GOP attorneys general – including many who have mounted corporate-friendly lawsuits – but has come under fire from watchdog groups and other critics of the growing role of dark money and special interest industry funding. Many Raga members have waged legal fights against climate change rules and other business regulations.
Other leading donors to Raga in 2022 include an arm of the US Chamber of Commerce, energy giant Koch Industries, and tobacco behemoth Altria, according to the liberal research group the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD).
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because it seems they're always at least one step ahead of us. 
