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Aug 24 • 9 tweets • 5 min read
1/ A conservative non-profit political organization run by longtime activist Leonard Leo received a massive $1.6 billion donation.

Why does Marble Freedom Trust list a North Salt Lake address on its tax filings? #utpol

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2/ Marble Freedom Trust is controlled by Leonard Leo, who was one of the first paid employees of the Federalist Society. He's now co-chairman of the group's board of directors #utpol

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3/ Tax documents show Marble Freedom Trust is headquartered at an address owned by Tyler Green, who is listed as a trustee of the nonprofit.

Green, a native Utahn, was Utah's solicitor general from 2015 to 2020 #utpol

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4/ Green, a member of the Federalist Society, shares a connection to Leo through Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.

Leo helped shepherd Thomas' nomination through the Senate in 1991. Green clerked for Thomas in 2009 #utpol

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5/ Green was involved in several high-profile and controversial cases for Utah.

He defended then-Gov. Gary Herbert's 2015 decision to cut off federal funding to Planned Parenthood and headed up the state's defense of SB54 #utpol

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6/ Green went into private practice in 2020, the same year Marble Freedom Trust was founded.

Green has continued to do legal work for the state, most recently defending Utah's abortion trigger law which is currently on hold #utpol

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7/ Since he left the Utah Attorney General's office, the state has paid Green's law firm more than $370,000 for legal work.

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8/ Green's law firm, Consovoy McCarthy, represented then-President Donald Trump in his efforts to shield his financial records from congressional investigators and New York authorities #utpol

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9/ For his new firm, Green represented a group of cockfighting enthusiasts in Puerto Rico who filed suit claiming Congress did not have the authority to outlaw the blood sport on the island territory #utpol

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Bryan
Aug 27
Good morning from Alta High School.

I'm here for the Salt Lake County GOP's quarterly central committee meeting.

Almost all of the seats in the #utleg in play are in Salt Lake County, so this meeting is very important with just over two months to go until election day #utpol
County party chairman @cnull tells me they feel good about picking up some seats in the #utleg this year, but he's also feeling pressure to deliver.

Null says redistricting was favorable for the GOP, which is a reason why he's feeling some optimism #utpol
As the meeting gets underway, somebody in the back yells, "Let's hear it for Republicans!"

His exhortation gets a smattering of applause.

"That was weak," he said.

Chairman Null jokes about playing AC/DC music to pump everybody up.

"Not everybody likes that," he says #utpol
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Bryan
Jul 29
Oh, hey!

Election conspiracy cranks "Two Red Pills" are doing an interview with a local right-wing podcast.

Let's see what falsehoods and fabrications they come up with today!
Jen Orten and Sophie Anderson are talking about how they've been invited to an event with "True the Vote," which is the people who helped Dinesh D'Souza with his garbage "documentary" 2000 Mules.
"You guys get stuff done," says one of the hosts.

Narrator: "They do not, in fact, get stuff done."
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Bryan
Jul 29
Buttigieg-a-palooza (TM) has moved from the Capitol to a Unified Fire Station in Emigration Canyon as we prepare for a roundtable discussion with Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson and others about firefighting efforts and improving transportation infrastructure #utpol
SLCO Mayor Jenny Wilson and Secretary Pete Buttigieg join several other people for the roundtable discussion.

"This is an important time for our nation, and it's an important time for our county," Wilson says to start #utpol
Wilson recounting 2020 with the start of the COVID pandemic followed by the Salt Lake earthquake and the BLM protests in Salt Lake City and the massive windstorm.

I'm sure this will tie into transportation issues, but it's a long way to get to the point #utpol
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Bryan
Jul 29
Good morning from the Utah State Capitol.

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is in town to announce a new $7.3 billion program to help states and communities prepare for and respond to extreme weather events #utpol
The funding is available to states over five years to make transportation infrastructure more resilient to extreme weather and natural disasters.

The funds can be used on highway and transit projects, port facilities and improving evacuation routes #utpol
Gov. Cox is up first.

He praises the program noting that "many of our communities are up against the mountains, making them vulnerable to wildfires" #utpol
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Bryan
Jul 27
Once again, the Utah County Commission is discussing the topic of "election integrity" and taking public comments from election conspiracy enthusiasts.

It's a lot of the same people who show up every time to yell about non-existent election fraud #utpol
One woman just said she could not believe that nearly "every patriotic America First candidate" lost in the primary election.

Once again, for the people in the back: GOP primary voters are MUCH MORE MODERATE than candidates favored by the convention crowd #utpol
Oh dear, a woman just said Commissioner Bill Lee should have had a sheriff accompany him to get election records he requested.

Here's my story on that #utpol

sltrib.com/news/politics/…
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Bryan
Jul 27
1/ Nomi Health, Domo and Qualtrics leveraged their connections to then-Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox and other Republican leaders to secure millions of dollars in no-bid contracts during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic response #utpol

usatoday.com/in-depth/money…
2/ Cox said he had never heard of Nomi Health, but they were recommended by leaders within Silicon Slopes.

Cox (and others) were contacted by leaders in Iowa, Nebraska and Tennessee who also gave Nomi lucrative contacts #utpol

usatoday.com/in-depth/money…
3/ Utah paid Nomi Health nearly $79 million.

Before the pandemic, the company had no public health experience.

A Utah audit found Nomi's cost per test was an "unreasonable" $235. The cost per test for other companies was about $125 or less #utpol

usatoday.com/in-depth/money…
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