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The case stretches back to an October 2012 $1.71 million donation that ultimately went to a super PAC that at the time supported Missouri Senate candidate Todd Akin, a Republican who ran unsuccessfully against Democrat and then-Sen. Claire McCaskill. Akin was widely criticized for saying women who are victims of “legitimate rape” were unlikely to become pregnant.
“We see this as a big victory for transparency,” said Jordan Libowitz, a spokesman for Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, a watchdog group that first lodged a complaint in 2015. “These things tend to take a long time.”
It still may take months, if not longer, before the name of the donor is public as well as the trust used to make the donation, which passed through the American Conservative Union before going to the Now or Never PAC, which FEC documents show has since been shuttered. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit decided the case Friday and released a redacted opinion.
The appeals court agreed with a lower court that the FEC may disclose the information, though the John Does may appeal Friday’s decision. A lawyer for the John Does, John P. Elwood of Vinson & Elkins, did not respond to an email or phone call seeking comment.
This mysterious 2012 super PAC donor may finally be revealed
Yep, it would be prudent to know.
“We see this as a big victory for transparency,” said Jordan Libowitz, a spokesman for Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, a watchdog group that first lodged a complaint in 2015. “These things tend to take a long time.”
It still may take months, if not longer, before the name of the donor is public as well as the trust used to make the donation, which passed through the American Conservative Union before going to the Now or Never PAC, which FEC documents show has since been shuttered. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit decided the case Friday and released a redacted opinion.
The appeals court agreed with a lower court that the FEC may disclose the information, though the John Does may appeal Friday’s decision. A lawyer for the John Does, John P. Elwood of Vinson & Elkins, did not respond to an email or phone call seeking comment.
This mysterious 2012 super PAC donor may finally be revealed
Yep, it would be prudent to know.
