{"id":2056175,"date":"2023-10-05T05:14:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-05T09:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/inside-leonard-leos-fight-against-the-investigation-into-his-conservative-network\/"},"modified":"2023-10-05T05:18:29","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T09:18:29","slug":"inside-leonard-leos-fight-against-the-investigation-into-his-conservative-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/inside-leonard-leos-fight-against-the-investigation-into-his-conservative-network\/","title":{"rendered":"Leonard Leo&#8217;s battle against probe into his conservative network."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Finside-leonard-leos-fight-against-the-investigation-into-his-conservative-network%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2056175&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Conservative Activist Leonard Leo\u200c Fights Back Against \u2063Politically Motivated\u2063 Investigation<\/h2>\n<p>Leonard Leo, a prominent\u2064 conservative activist, is pushing back against a Democratic-led investigation \u2062into his finances, \u200dwhich he believes is politically motivated and\u2063 lacks legal jurisdiction. The investigation was\u200b launched after \u2062the liberal Campaign for Accountability accused Leo\u200c of \u200denriching himself through consulting fees charged to tax-exempt organizations in his network.<\/p>\n<p>Leo&#8217;s attorney, \u200cDavid B. Rivkin, argues that the\u2062 investigation is not legitimate and points out the attorney general&#8217;s history of focusing on conservative organizations. He believes that the investigation is\u200b ideologically driven and influenced by \u2063the complaint from Campaign for Accountability, a left-wing\u200d watchdog group.<\/p>\n<p>Leo&#8217;s legal \u200dteam \u200chas \u200brefused to turn over any \u200drecords in response to the attorney general&#8217;s demands. They have also met privately with the attorney general&#8217;s office to \u200cchallenge the investigation and address the government&#8217;s concerns. However, it remains uncertain whether their efforts \u2063have been successful.<\/p>\n<p>Leo&#8217;s legal team \u200cargues that Washington, D.C., does not have jurisdiction over his network, which includes entities incorporated in Virginia and Texas. Virginia Attorney \u200cGeneral Jason\u200d Miyares has also sent a\u200d letter to the Washington, D.C., attorney \u200dgeneral regarding\u2063 the Leo inquiry.<\/p>\n<p>The investigation into Leo comes as\u200b liberal advocacy \u2062groups and Democratic lawmakers criticize Supreme Court \u200bJustices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito for their connections to Leo and other \u2062wealthy conservatives. Additionally, the attorney general \u200chas subpoenaed Arabella Advisors\u200b and the groups it manages, including New Venture Fund, Sixteen Thirty Fund,\u2062 and North Fund.<\/p>\n<p>The Arabella investigation is significant because the left-wing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-lawsuit-will-be-filed-today-against-mark-zuckerberg-and-the-dark-money-that-enabled-fraud-in-key-states-video\/\" title=\"NEW LAWSUIT Will Be Filed Today Against Mark Zuckerberg and the Dark Money that Enabled Fraud in Key States (VIDEO)\">dark money network<\/a> reportedly inspired Leo and his allies to create a similarly \u200bstructured conservative network. Arabella Advisors has stated that it complies with \u2064the law and \u200cwill cooperate with the civil inquiry.<\/p>\n<p>Despite\u200d the \u2063seriousness of\u2062 the investigation,\u2063 some\u2063 close to Leo find it not\u200b credible \u2063and compare it to the politicized Hunter Biden inquiry. They anticipate a \u200dpotential settlement between the attorney general&#8217;s office and the consultancy that would result in minimal \u200dconsequences for the\u200d dark money network.<\/p>\n<p>President Scott Walter of Capital \u2063Research Center, a conservative think tank, shares this skepticism and questions\u2064 the thoroughness of the investigation into\u200b the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/inside-leonard-leos-fight-against-the-investigation-into-his-conservative-network\/\" title=\"Leonard Leo's battle against probe into his conservative network.\">left-wing dark money empire<\/a>. He highlights the past affiliations of \u200bChief Deputy Attorney General Seth Rosenthal and Attorney General Brian \u2063Schwalb with the law firm Venable, \u2063which has represented groups in the Arabella\u2064 network.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2062 subpoenas issued\u200d to Leo&#8217;s groups closely align with the \u2062complaint\u2063 from Campaign \u2063for Accountability, which accuses the nonprofit groups of paying excessive compensation to Leo. The attorney general has also demanded\u2062 records on Secure Democracy, a \u200dnonprofit group that New Venture Fund allegedly directed activities for unlawfully.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, Leo and his legal team are determined to challenge the investigation and assert that it lacks legitimacy and \u200cjurisdiction. They believe it is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/liberals-are-already-panicking-about-trumps-2024-plan\/\" title=\"Liberals Are Already Panicking About Trump's 2024 Plan\">politically motivated effort<\/a> that unfairly\u200d targets conservative organizations.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What concerns does\u200d Leonard Leo raise regarding the attorney general&#8217;s history \u2064of focusing on conservative \u2062organizations?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u200bIn\u2064 recent \u2064weeks, conservative activist Leonard Leo has found himself at \u200bthe center of a politically \u2064charged investigation into\u2063 his\u2063 finances. Facing accusations \u2063of enriching himself\u2062 through consulting fees charged to tax-exempt organizations, Leo firmly believes that the investigation is politically motivated and lacks legal jurisdiction. With the help of\u2062 his attorney, \u200bDavid\u200b B. Rivkin, Leo is fighting back against what\u200b he perceives as an ideologically driven assault on \u2063his reputation and\u200d integrity.<\/p>\n<p>The investigation \u2062into Leo&#8217;s\u200b finances \u2064was initiated by the liberal Campaign for Accountability, a watchdog group known for its left-wing affiliations. Their complaint \u200cled to the\u2064 launch of a Democratic-led investigation, prompting Leo to question the legitimacy of the case and raise concerns \u2062over the attorney general&#8217;s history of focusing on \u200dconservative organizations. Rivkin argues that \u200bthis investigation is specifically targeting Leo\u200d due to his conservative \u2064activism, revealing a clear political bias.<\/p>\n<p>In \u200bresponse to the attorney \u200cgeneral&#8217;s demands, Leo&#8217;s legal team has opted\u2062 to refuse to turn over any records. By doing so, they are highlighting \u2064their belief\u200d that the investigation lacks credibility, jurisdiction,\u2062 and evidentiary basis. Furthermore, they have engaged in private meetings with the attorney general&#8217;s\u2064 office, challenging the investigation and addressing any concerns the government\u2064 may have. However, whether these efforts have been successful in combating the politically motivated investigation remains uncertain.<\/p>\n<p>Adding strength to\u200c Leo&#8217;s defense,\u2063 his legal team argues \u200bthat Washington, D.C., does not possess jurisdiction over his network of organizations. Since Leo&#8217;s entities\u2064 are incorporated in Virginia and Texas,\u2064 his attorney asserts that any investigation should be carried out by the respective authorities in those \u2062states. This\u2063 contention\u200c is bolstered by the fact that Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares has sent a letter to \u200cthe Washington, D.C., attorney general specifically addressing concerns regarding\u2063 the Leo inquiry.<\/p>\n<p>Leonard Leo, a prominent \u200bconservative activist, finds himself embroiled\u2063 in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ntd-evening-news-aug-18-trump-seeks-2026-trial-date-for-doj-2020-election-case-hurricane-hilary-grows-to-category-4\/\" title=\"Trump wants 2026 trial for DOJ's 2020 election case; Hurricane Hilary now Category 4.\">contentious legal\u2062 battle<\/a> against a Democratic-led investigation into his finances. With his attorney by his side, Leo is confidently pushing back against what he perceives as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-blocks-restrictions-on-abortion-pill\/\" title=\"Bans on abortion pills are blocked by Supreme Court\">politically motivated assault<\/a>\u2063 on his \u2064character and \u2063reputation. As the investigation unfolds, it remains to be seen whether Leo&#8217;s arguments regarding\u2064 jurisdiction and political \u200bbias will be successful \u2063in bringing an end to\u2062 the politically motivated investigation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conservative activist Leonard Leo is fighting back against a politically motivated investigation into his finances. Washington, D.C. Attorney General issued subpoenas to Leo&#8217;s affiliated groups, but he argues they lack legal jurisdiction. Leo views this inquiry as a response to the liberal Campaign for Accountability&#8217;s earlier launch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2056176,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2056175","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2056175","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2056175"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2056175\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2056176"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2056175"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2056175"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2056175"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}