What We Learned About ‘Dark Money’
Kenneth P. Vogel and Shane GoldmacherFollowing the money
For years, Democrats attacked Republicans for spending huge sums on politics through secretive nonprofit groups that don’t reveal their donors.
But in 2020, we found, Democrats evened the playing field, and even pulled ahead by some metrics. A big reason: former President Donald J. Trump.
As Democrats’ outrage grew over the Trump presidency, so too did their undisclosed giving.