Brendan Fischer
@brendan_fischer
Deputy Executive Director @ItsDocumented on parental leave. Formerly @CampaignLegal. RPCV El Salvador. Wisconsinite.
Former Sen. Joe Manchin's latest FEC report is a complete contrast with Sinema's. Manchin used leftover campaign funds to donate to charity and cover basic stuff like taxes and winding-down expenses. projects.propublica.org/itemizer/filin…
“It is hard to see how Sinema can credibly argue that luxury hotels, meal expenses, and extensive air travel are connected to her candidacy or officeholder duties, given that she is no longer a candidate or officeholder,” I told @NOTUSreports. A few thoughts: 🧵
This does nothing to reduce the deficit—but it gives billionaire megadonors a sigh of relief. propublica.org/article/jeff-y…
RIP US Department of Justice Tax Division zeroed out in the new DOJ budget memo Cutting prosecutions of tax cheats is one of the most short-sighted and least efficient moves any government can make