#MoneyinPolitics
“This is what happens when campaign finance laws are written to benefit the wealthiest among us,” said Nick Ramos, Exec. Director of WDC. #MoneyInPolitics #GetMoneyOut
Back in the News: Tiffany’s Donation from College Republicans Looks Smelly
How Republicans did an end-run around two different prohibitions.
urbanmilwaukee.com
January 24, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Money's influence in politics silences ordinary voices while amplifying billionaires. But there's hope!

WDC's new article outlines two innovative legal strategies to tackle the problem and ensure voters aren't drowned out by unlimited political spending.

Read: wisdc.org #MoneyInPolitics
January 22, 2026 at 2:01 PM
January 21, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Google & X have been donating to Nigel Farage in the UK. 🇬🇧 #corporate #moneyinpolitics 💷🗳️
… including payments for promoting gold, presenting on GB News and from his friend George Cottrell, within 28 days.

Reform UK leader apologised for what he described as administrative errors by his team.
January 21, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Truth! 💲💲🇺🇸💲💲☠️☠️☠️
#MoneyInPolitics
#TrumpBoughtPresidency
January 17, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Truth! 💲💲🇺🇸💲💲☠️☠️☠️
#MoneyInPolitics
#TrumpBoughtPresidency
America is not a democracy. You can buy the presidency. Donald Trump did & he buys it from APAC money, from oligarchal money & from donor money. The fact that you're allowed to pour millions and millions into politics makes it impossible for it to be democratic"

Roger Waters.
January 17, 2026 at 5:34 PM
The U.S. had price controls during Nixon. It just became another vector for corruption as political donors got relief from price controls that applied to everyone else. I wrote about this history here: www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana... #pricecontrols #nixon #corruption #moneyinpolitics 🤑
January 13, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Reminder that Occidental Petroleum, ConocoPhillips & Chevron were big political spenders in the 2024 elections. 👀💵🗳️🛢️#moneyinpolitics www.opensecrets.org/outside-spen...
January 3, 2026 at 7:50 PM
#FlashbackFriday to April, when WDC spoke about the effects of Citizens United on our elections.

👉 Unless you are a billionaire or you enjoy being flooded with dishonest ads every election season, this system does not benefit you whatsoever. Ready to take on #MoneyInPolitics? Join WDC! 🌟 wisdc.org
January 3, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Update. it looks like Epstein was paying for all four of the Governor of the U.S. Virgin Island's children's college tuitions. #doj #epstein files #moneyinpolitics
January 2, 2026 at 12:52 AM
Here's Epstein pledging to give $75,000 to the Governor of the Virgin Islands Mapp's Super PAC. Mapp is registered as a Republican. He ran as an independent. #doj #epstein files #moneyinpolitics 💵🗳️⚖️
www.justice.gov/multimedia/C...
January 1, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Ambiguous who the political donor is here but it is bipartisan. $1,500 for Democrat Stabenow and $35,000 for the Hatch Victory Committee. I presume that's for Republican Orrin Hatch. #doj #epstein files #moneyinpolitics 💵🗳️⚖️ www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
January 1, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Here's a campaign contribution from Maxwell to Andrew Cuomo back in 2002. www.justice.gov/epstein/file... 💵🗳️⚖️

#doj #epstein files #moneyinpolitics
January 1, 2026 at 3:29 PM
This is from press clippings in the Epstein files. It says that Eliot Spitzer returned $50,000 campaign donation to Epstein. ALSO👁️👁️ the Palm Beach Police Department returned $90,000 donation to Epstein. #doj #epstein files #moneyinpolitics
💵🗳️⚖️👮🏾

www.justice.gov/multimedia/F...
January 1, 2026 at 1:22 AM
This is an auditor of one of Epstein's foundations catching that the foundation illegally gave political contributions. For context charities are not allowed to give political donations in the US. www.justice.gov/multimedia/C...

#doj #epstein files #moneyinpolitics 👀💵🗳️ ⚖️
December 31, 2025 at 11:45 PM
It looks like Epstein was paying for college tuition for some of the children of the Governor of the US Virgin Islands. 👀💵 ⚖️ #doj #epstein files #moneyinpolitics

www.justice.gov/multimedia/C...
December 31, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Here's a deposition of John DeJongh the ex-governor of U.S. Virgin Islands. He's asked about Epstein contributions to his campaign & he is asked about a possible $50 million loan to the government of the U.S. Virgin Islands. #doj #epstein files #moneyinpolitics 👀💵 🗳️ www.justice.gov/multimedia/C...
December 31, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Here's a press clipping in the files that lists Epstein as a $50,000 donor to Bill Richardson's gubernatorial campaign in New Mexico. www.justice.gov/multimedia/F... #doj #epstein files #moneyinpolitics
December 31, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Here's a deposition of Stacey Plaskett, the Congressional Delegate from the U.S. Virgin Islands. She is asked about the $30,000 in contributions from Epstein and his associates. #doj #epstein files #moneyinpolitics 💵🗳️⚖️ www.justice.gov/multimedia/C...
December 31, 2025 at 4:35 PM
My latest for Yale's Law & Political Economy Project. #moneyinpolitics lpeproject.org/blog/the-res... 💵🗳️⚖️✍🏾
The Results of the Crypto Bro Elections
Amid the chaos of the second Trump administration, it is easy to lose sight of a simple, terrifying fact: the American president’s personal wealth is now inextricably linked to the viability of…
lpeproject.org
December 24, 2025 at 12:56 AM
I spent most of time this year producing my 14 part podcast “Democracy & Destiny.” That cut into my writing time. Well I resolve to write more in the future & I’m starting now. Here’s my piece on crypto money in politics. lpeproject.org/blog/the-res... #moneyinpolitics #crypto #campaignfinance 🤑🗳️⚖️✍🏾
The Results of the Crypto Bro Elections
Amid the chaos of the second Trump administration, it is easy to lose sight of a simple, terrifying fact: the American president’s personal wealth is now inextricably linked to the viability of…
lpeproject.org
December 23, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I spent most of time this year producing my 14 part podcast “Democracy & Destiny.” That cut into my writing time. Well I resolve to write more in the future & I’m starting now. Here’s my piece on crypto money in politics. lpeproject.org/blog/the-res... #moneyinpolitics #crypto #campaignfinance 🤑🗳️⚖️✍🏾
The Results of the Crypto Bro Elections
Amid the chaos of the second Trump administration, it is easy to lose sight of a simple, terrifying fact: the American president’s personal wealth is now inextricably linked to the viability of…
lpeproject.org
December 23, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Can Money Buy an American Election? The Citizens United Problem – Steve Hendrix with the “Global Minute”

#CitizensUnited #MoneyInPolitics #Democracy #Elections #RuleOfLaw #SteveHendrix #ForeignPolicy #InternationalAffairs #GlobalSecurity #ForeignAffairs #GlobalMinute
December 21, 2025 at 10:58 PM