Thread by @pleasesaveour

Why does this story give me such joy?

The two PACs being probed, Brand New Congress and Justice Democrats, were both set up by Chakrabarti to support progressive candidates across the country.

nypost.com/2019/08/03/fed…

they funneled more than $1 million in political donations into two private companies that Chakrabarti also incorporated and controlled, according to Federal Election Commission filings and a complaint filed in March with the regulatory agency.

nlpc.org/2019/03/04/fec…

In 2016 and 2017, the PACs raised about $3.3 million, mostly from small donors. A third of the cash was transferred to two private companies whose names are similar to one of the PACs — Brand New Congress LLC and Brand New Campaign LLC

While PACs must follow stringent federal

rules on disclosure of spending and fundraising, private companies are not subject to the same transparency. #MoneyLaundering

The complaint filed by the National Legal and Policy Center alleged that the LLCs appeared to have been set up to obscure those fed reporting requirement

The Harvard graduate and tech millionaire agreed to an annual salary of $80,000 — far less than the $146,830 average pay for his position.

Because his salary was less than $126,000, congressional rules exempted the chief of staff from having to disclose his outside income.🤔

AOC did not show up at a Bronx event on her schedule Saturday. Her office would not comment on the staff departures, and Chakrabarti did not return several messages. Trent declined comment.

BTW, Trent is still there for a bit.

Justice Dems are not your friend.