{"id":2140113,"date":"2024-01-04T06:51:04","date_gmt":"2024-01-04T11:51:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/transparency-group-behind-trump-ballot-removal-effort-has-long-relied-on-left-wing-dark-money\/"},"modified":"2024-01-04T09:08:53","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T14:08:53","slug":"transparency-group-behind-trump-ballot-removal-effort-has-long-relied-on-left-wing-dark-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/transparency-group-behind-trump-ballot-removal-effort-has-long-relied-on-left-wing-dark-money\/","title":{"rendered":"Transparency&#8217; group linked to left-wing dark money fuels Trump ballot removal effort"},"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\">24<\/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%2Ftransparency-group-behind-trump-ballot-removal-effort-has-long-relied-on-left-wing-dark-money%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=2140113&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>A Left-Wing \u2062&#8221;Watchdog&#8221; Group Behind Colorado Supreme\u200b Court&#8217;s\u2062 Unprecedented Move to Remove Trump from 2024 \u200bBallot<\/h2>\n<p>A left-wing &#8220;watchdog&#8221; group, Citizens \u200bfor Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), has been exposed for its \u2062hypocritical acceptance of dark money while criticizing\u200b secretive donations in politics. The group\u200d was responsible for the Colorado Supreme Court&#8217;s\u200d decision to disqualify\u200b former President Donald Trump from \u200cthe state&#8217;s 2024 primary election ballot, alleging his involvement in inciting the January 6 Capitol riot. \u2063However, Trump has appealed the ruling, and the decision is currently on hold due to the Republican Party&#8217;s appeal.<\/p>\n<p>Financial \u2062disclosures\u200d reveal\u2063 that CREW, which \u2063claims to promote\u200b transparency \u200cand expose \u200dsecret\u200d money and influence, has received \u2062substantial funding from influential dark \u2064money hubs \u2062associated with\u200c Democratic megadonors like George Soros. This raises questions about the organization&#8217;s true motives\u200d and its connections to entities\u2062 supporting \u2064President Joe Biden&#8217;s agenda.<\/p>\n<h3>Dark Money and Democratic Allies<\/h3>\n<p>CREW is not \u200dthe only organization\u200c attempting to prevent Trump&#8217;s potential return to \u2064the presidency. Free \u2063Speech for People \u200cand Mi Familia\u2063 Vota Education Fund, both deeply connected to Democratic-allied entities, are also involved in these efforts. Trump&#8217;s \u200clegal\u2063 team has recently appealed a ruling in Maine that removed him from\u2063 the state&#8217;s GOP primary\u200c ballot, citing similar allegations \u200bof incitement.<\/p>\n<p>CREW&#8217;s Origins and Alleged Nonpartisanship<\/p>\n<p>CREW was founded in 2001 by liberal lawyers Norman Eisen and \u200bLouis \u200bMayberg. The\u2062 organization claims to fight for transparency in government and has targeted Republicans \u200bthrough ethics \u200ccomplaints and lawsuits.\u200d However, its alleged nonpartisanship is\u2064 called into question by\u200b its financial ties to \u2064Democratic donors and its involvement in anti-Trump litigation.<\/p>\n<h3>The \u200bDark Money Paradox<\/h3>\n<p>While CREW criticizes Republicans for receiving\u200d dark money, it has benefited \u200cfrom such\u2062 funding itself. Between\u2063 2017 \u200dand 2021, CREW received $2.85 million \u200dfrom \u2064the \u2063Soros-backed Foundation to Promote Open Society\u2062 and\u2062 other <a title=\"Sen. Hawley files counter-complaint against Senate Dems\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-hawley-files-counter-complaint-against-senate-dems\/\">dark money groups<\/a>. The organization has also received support from\u200d the Democracy Alliance, a\u200d powerful \u2063group of wealthy liberals, including Soros\u2063 and\u2064 Tom Steyer.<\/p>\n<p>Donor-Advised Funds and\u200c Obscured Sources of\u2063 Funding<\/p>\n<p>CREW has also \u200cutilized <a title=\"Let's Talk About Our Relationship with the State\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lets-talk-about-our-relationship-with-the-state\/\">donor-advised funds<\/a>,\u2063 which allow contributors to keep their \u2064names out of the public eye. For example, between 2017 and 2022, over $440,000 was transferred from the Goldman Sachs Philanthropy \u2063Fund to\u200d CREW. However, the largest source of funding\u2062 for CREW\u2064 has been\u200d the Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, which provided over $5.9 million from 2020 to 2022.<\/p>\n<h3>Partisan Bias \u2063and Fundraising<\/h3>\n<p>Despite its claims of nonpartisanship, \u2062CREW has shown a clear bias against conservatives.\u2064 The \u200dorganization has targeted conservative activist Leonard Leo and criticized his ties \u2063to \u200bright-leaning donor-advised fund \u2064Donors Trust. CREW has also received\u2064 donations from various liberal grantmakers and is currently fundraising on ActBlue,\u2063 the top Democratic software platform, based on its\u200c success in removing Trump from the Colorado ballot.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, CREW&#8217;s\u2063 acceptance of dark\u200d money and its connections to Democratic allies raise doubts about \u200dits true\u200d intentions and its ability to serve\u200d as an impartial watchdog organization.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>How do the actions of <a title=\"Antifa, BLM vandalize ICE building, burn original Starbucks\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/antifa-blm-vandalize-ice-building-burn-original-starbucks\/\">left-wing groups<\/a> like CREW, Free Speech for People, and Mi Familia Vota Education Fund undermine\u200b democratic principles such as fairness and open debate<\/h2>\n<p>D\u2063 Funding Sources<\/p>\n<p>CREW was founded in 2003\u2064 by former Democratic\u200c Congressional \u2064staffer Norman Eisen, who later served \u2064as a White House special \u200bcounsel under the Obama administration. The group claims to be a nonpartisan watchdog organization dedicated to <a title=\"Video: O'Keefe Faces Arrest While Secretly Filming Maui\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/video-okeefe-threatened-with-arrest-while-getting-hidden-camera-footage-of-maui\/\">holding government officials accountable<\/a> for their \u200cactions. However,\u2062 its financial disclosures\u200d tell \u2064a different story.<\/p>\n<p>According to public records, CREW has received significant \u200dfunding from \u200cdark \u2062money \u2064organizations closely aligned with Democratic interests.\u200d One of its major donors is the Democracy Alliance, a secretive network of progressive donors that \u2063includes billionaires such as \u200bGeorge\u2063 Soros. \u2064This raises concerns about CREW&#8217;s impartiality\u2064 and highlights the influence that powerful Democratic\u200c megadonors \u2062hold over the organization.<\/p>\n<h3>The Colorado Supreme Court&#8217;s Unprecedented\u2062 Decision<\/h3>\n<p>In a\u200d highly controversial move,\u200c the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that Donald Trump was ineligible to appear on the\u200d state&#8217;s primary election ballot in 2024. The court \u200ccited Trump&#8217;s alleged role in inciting\u2063 the\u200b January 6 Capitol riot as the basis for its \u2062decision. However, many legal experts argue that this decision sets a dangerous precedent and undermines the democratic process.<\/p>\n<p>It is crucial to note that the court&#8217;s \u200cruling\u200c is currently on\u200c hold due to the Republican Party&#8217;s appeal. Trump&#8217;s legal team is challenging \u2063the decision, arguing that it violates his First Amendment rights and disregards the principles of due process. Regardless of the final outcome, the Colorado Supreme Court&#8217;s unprecedented move raises concerns about the politicization\u200d of the judiciary and the erosion of democratic norms.<\/p>\n<h3>Implications for Democracy and Free Speech<\/h3>\n<p>The actions of\u2063 left-wing groups like CREW, Free \u2063Speech for People, and Mi Familia Vota Education Fund \u2062have\u200c broader implications for democracy and free \u200dspeech in the United \u200dStates. By targeting political opponents and attempting to exclude them from the electoral process,\u2064 these organizations undermine the principles of fairness and \u2064open debate.<\/p>\n<p>In\u200b a healthy democracy, citizens should be able to\u2063 engage in robust political \u2063discourse\u2064 and choose their\u2062 elected leaders through free and fair\u200c elections. However, the actions of \u200dthese left-wing watchdog groups raise questions about their commitment to these\u200c democratic principles. By selectively \u200ctargeting conservative candidates and using dubious allegations as a pretext for\u200b disqualification, they risk stifling dissenting voices and undermining the legitimacy of our electoral process.<\/p>\n<h3>Conclusion<\/h3>\n<p>The case of CREW&#8217;s involvement in the Colorado Supreme Court&#8217;s decision to remove Donald Trump \u2062from the state&#8217;s 2024 primary election ballot highlights the influence of left-wing organizations on our democratic institutions. The group&#8217;s \u200cacceptance of dark money while \u200dcriticizing secrecy in politics raises\u2062 questions\u200d about its true motivations and connections to powerful Democratic allies.<\/p>\n<p>At a\u2062 time when Americans are increasingly concerned about the integrity of our electoral process, it is essential to scrutinize the actions of organizations like CREW and hold \u2062them accountable for their actions. Democracy depends\u2062 on trust and transparency, and any attempt to manipulate\u2063 the system for partisan gain threatens \u2062the very\u200d foundations of our\u2062 democracy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A left-wing &#8220;watchdog&#8221; group, responsible for removing former President Donald Trump from Colorado&#8217;s 2024 primary election ballot, has been exposed for accepting undisclosed donations while criticizing secret contributions in politics. Despite Trump&#8217;s appeal against the court&#8217;s ruling, which disqualified him from Colorado&#8217;s election, documents reveal the group&#8217;s history of receiving significant amounts of dark money<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2140114,"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":"Transparency&#8217; group linked to left-wing dark money fuels Trump ballot removal effort","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2140113","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","fifu_image_alt":"Transparency&#8217; group linked to left-wing dark money fuels Trump ballot removal effort","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2140113","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=2140113"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2140113\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2140114"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2140113"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2140113"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2140113"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}