In a strategic move, Sali Berisha, an indicted Albanian opposition leader, hired Continental Strategy, a Trump-linked lobbying firm led by Chris LaCivita, to advise his party’s 2025 parliamentary election campaign. Berisha hopes to leverage these connections to potentially overturn US …
Donald TrumpTrump AdministrationSali BerishaChris LaCivitaKatie Wilescorruptioninternational-consultingpolitical-manipulation
Trump Treasury appointee David Eisner attempted to intervene in an IRS audit of MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, a known Trump ally. The incident suggests potential misuse of government resources to assist a political supporter, raising concerns about tax enforcement impartiality.
Donald TrumpTrump AdministrationMike LindellDavid Eisnerkleptocracytrump-administrationtax-interferencepolitical-manipulation
Federal prosecutors in the Middle District of Tennessee withdrew from a criminal investigation into U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles, with a Department of Justice attorney from Washington’s Public Integrity Section set to continue the case. The investigation originated from an FBI seizure of Ogles’ …
Andy OglesU.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of TennesseeDepartment of JusticeJohn P. TaddeiRob McGuire+4 moreregulatory-capturecampaign-financecongressional-investigationtrump-administrationpolitical-manipulation
VP nominee J.D. Vance amplified a baseless conspiracy theory claiming Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio were ‘abducting and eating’ pets. Despite being informed by city manager Bryan Heck that the claims were unfounded, Vance continued to spread misinformation, leading to community …
The first coordinated nationwide Tax Day Tea Party protests take place across the United States, organized primarily by Americans for Prosperity and FreedomWorks. These protests, while presented as grassroots citizen uprisings, were strategically orchestrated by well-funded corporate advocacy groups …
Americans for ProsperityFreedomWorksDavid KochCharles KochBrendan Steinhauser+2 moreastroturf-organizingcorporate-influencekoch-networktax-protestspolitical-theater+2 more
Following Rick Santelli’s CNBC rant criticizing Obama’s mortgage bailout, the Koch brothers’ network immediately mobilized to create the Tea Party movement. Within hours, Americans for Prosperity registered TaxDayTeaParty.com, while other conservative organizations quickly …
Rick SantelliDavid KochCharles KochEric OdomAmericans for Prosperity+1 morekoch-networkastroturftea-partypolitical-manipulationamericans-for-prosperity+1 more
In early 1953, Roy Cohn begins developing a systematic blackmail infrastructure during the McCarthy Senate hearings, leveraging anti-communist hysteria and homophobic tactics to gather compromising information on political and cultural figures. As 24-year-old chief counsel to Senator Joseph …
Roy CohnJoseph McCarthyJ. Edgar HooverFBIGenovese Crime Familyblackmailpolitical-manipulationmccarthy-eraintelligence-operationsorganized-crime+2 more