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Wendy Siegelman Profile picture
@WendySiegelman
Oct 21 • 3 tweets • 2 min read • Read on X
Pro-Trump dark money network tied to Elon Musk behind fake pro-Harris campaign scheme

Progress 2028 presents a fake liberal manifesto and is run by pro-Trump dark money network and Building America’s Future, which is largely funded by Musk, by @annalecta
opensecrets.org/news/2024/10/p…
The Progress 2028 site appears to be created by IMGE LLC, a firm run by Republican political operatives behind Building America’s Future and which has done work for Elon Musk’s America PAC and other Republican political committees

opensecrets.org/news/2024/10/p…
I recently reported on the story Musk gave $50 million to a Stephen-Miller aligned nonprofit and the $ went through Building America's Future which is linked to Generra Peck and Phil Cox. Cox runs IMGE and with Peck runs Elon Musk's America PAC.

newstracs.com/the-wsj-report…

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Oct 15
The WSJ reported Elon Musk gave $50 million to a Stephen Miller-linked nonprofit in 2022 & they spent $90mil on media contractors. Did some of Musk's $ loop back to buy ads on X?

A look at the network of Miller, Musk & former DeSantis advisors, my latest
newstracs.com/the-wsj-report…
Musk funneled $50 million to Stephen Miller’s nonprofit through Building America’s Future, which is linked to former Ron DeSantis campaign advisors Generra Peck & Phil Cox, who both now run Elon Musk’s America PAC, which is paying vendors run by Phil Cox

newstracs.com/the-wsj-report…
Musk’s $50 million donation to Stephen Miller's nonprofit was routed through Building America’s Future run by ex-DeSantis advisors Generra Peck and Phil Cox, who run P2 Pathway Public Affairs

@MountainsStars noticed Stephen's wife Katie Miller works at P2
newstracs.com/the-wsj-report…
Read 6 tweets
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Oct 7
Jared and Ivanka are using political ties and $ from Gulf states to develop luxury resorts in Albania. Kushner (who is informally advising the Trump campaign) is planning a $1bil development & negotiating with foreign leaders such as Albanian PM Edi Rama.

wsj.com/real-estate/ja…
After leaving the WH on a yachting trip in Albania Jared & Ivanka were romanced by a former military island and envisioned it as a perfect destination for a luxury hotel

The land is environmentally protected but a new law allows 'ultraluxury' hotels only

wsj.com/real-estate/ja…
"Kushner turned to the leaders of Albania and Serbia to develop real estate on public land without having to go through competitive auction, drawing fire from opposition politicians in both states."

wsj.com/real-estate/ja…
Read 8 tweets
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Oct 5
Elon Musk Gave Tens of Millions to Republican Causes Far Earlier Than Previously Known

Musk gave $50mil+ to Stephen Miller-linked org Citizens for Sanity in 2022 and $10mil to DeSantis's presidential bid, by @DanaMattioli @joe_palazzolo @khadeeja_safdar

wsj.com/politics/polic…
In fall 2022 Musk spent $50+ million on Stephen Miller linked Citizens for Sanity to fund ad campaigns in battleground states before the midterm elections - attacking Democrats on issues such as medical care for transgender children and illegal immigration
wsj.com/politics/polic…
Stephen Miller founded America First Legal in 2021 to challenge Biden admin initiatives. Gene Hamilton, listed as president of Citizens for Sanity is executive director of America First Legal. The secretary & treasurer also work at America First Legal.
wsj.com/politics/polic…
Read 14 tweets
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Sep 19
Ex-Trump advisers help to grow pro-Russia website that spreads misinformation

George Papadopoulos, his wife Simona Mangiante and others are editorial board directors of Intelligencer, a growing source of news in rightwing circles, by @MattBernardini7

theguardian.com/us-news/2024/s…
Fascinating article


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Four Intelligencer editorial board members - George Papadopoulos, Simona Mangiante, Olga Ravasi and Igor Lopatonok - launched Christian Orthodox Coalition Inc nonprofit with Onisim Dorneanu
theguardian.com/us-news/2024/s…
opencorporates.com/companies/us_f…
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Per Onisim Dorneau's LinkedIn profile he is a Board Director of the Trump Organization and Trump International Hotels Management LLC Image
Read 7 tweets
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Sep 14
Behind the Trump Crypto Project Is a Self-Described ‘Dirtbag of the Internet’

‘If you do this right, who f---ing cares if it goes to zero,’ Chase Herro once said of crypto.

Herro is the dealmaker behind World Liberty Financial, crypto project promoted by Donald Trump & his sons
“You can literally sell s--- in a can, wrapped in piss, covered in human skin, for a billion dollars if the story's right, because people will buy it,” Herro said about crypto in a 2018

Herro was introduced to the Trumps by Steve Witkoff and his son Zach
bloomberg.com/news/features/…
Trump's new crypto partner Chase Herro (aka Hero) tells the story of how he spent time in prison for dealing marijuana when he was a young man before getting rich through internet marketing in the early days of social media through “affiliate marketing”

bloomberg.com/news/features/…
Read 8 tweets
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Sep 12
Trump's latest shady deal is a crypto project linked to a $2 million DeFi hack and former pick-up artist

A white paper on World Liberty Financial lists 4 people who had worked on Dough Finance which was hacked in July, via @CoinDesk

coindesk.com/business/2024/…
The World Liberty Financial team includes "Chief Crypto Advocate" Donald Trump, Eric, Don Jr, and Barron is the project's "DeFi visionary"

Trump friend and property developer Steve Witkoff, his son Zach Witkoff and lawyer Alex Golubitsky are also involved
coindesk.com/business/2024/…
Head of operations Zachary Folkman and data and strategies lead Chase Herro (aka Hero) reportedly built recently hacked Dough Finance and co-created Subify

Folkman under alias Zack Bauer formerly operated pick-up artist advice platform "Date Hotter Girls"
coindesk.com/business/2024/…
Read 7 tweets

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