<a href="https://dailywire.com/news/hillary-clinton-lands-professor-and-presidential-fellow-gig-at-columbia-university-benjamin-zeisloft/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hillary Clinton</a>&#8216;s failed 2016 presidential campaign illegally failed to report millions of dollars in in-kind contributions from a political group it coordinated with, a lawsuit alleges.
Clinton’s campaign, Hillary for America, and a group run by longtime pro-Clinton operative David Brock, Correct the Record, are accused of coordinating between a super PAC and a campaign and not disclosing it in campaign finance records. Their defense involves a radical interpretation of campaign finance law that would effectively negate hard-fought restrictions pushed by Democrats to cut back on the influence of big money in politics.
The arguments pushed by the Clinton team are so contrary to Democrat rhetoric, and more in line with Republicans who think there should be few campaign finance restrictions, that the complaint against Clinton was brought by a left-leaning group and killed by Republican commissioners while Democrat commissioners, alongside FEC lawyers, sided with the complainants.
The allegations in the lawsuit dwarf those alleged against former President Donald Trump by a New York prosecutor, which similarly revolve around a payment that allegedly should have been reported to the Federal Election Commission (FEC)&#8211;in Trump&#8217;s case, for $130,000.
The Clinton lawsuit progressed through a step in the Court of Appeals for the Washington D.C. Circuit this week after a long, winding journey, with judges asking to hear more before ruling on a motion to dismiss.
During the presidential campaign, Brock openly boasted that Correct the Record was coordinating with the Clinton campaign, even though in most cases super-PACs are banned from coordinating with candidates.
In October 2016, a complaint was filed with the FEC by the Campaign Legal Center, a nonpartisan campaign finance watchdog group that is often associated with the Left. The initial FEC and DOJ complaint against Donald Trump and his lawyer Michael Cohen for failing to disclose <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-indictment-is-vague-about-a-key-requirement-the-underlying-crime-that-would-make-it-a-felony" target="_blank" rel="noopener">hush money</a> to porn star Stormy Daniels was also brought by a former CLC lawyer, Paul S. Ryan, who contended that the hush money was for political purposes. At the time, Ryan was working for the liberal group Common Cause, which <a href="https://www.commoncause.org/media/president-trump-added-to-amended-doj-and-fec-complaints-related-to-stormy-daniels-hush-money-payment/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> that “Transparency in political spending is something Americans deserve and have come to expect since the Watergate scandal and the law is clear that it is not optional for federal candidates.”
Campaign Legal Center maintained a consistent view in the Clinton case, <a href="https://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/clc_192336_complaint.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">telling</a> a federal appeals court that Brock’s coordinated pro-Clinton activities extended to rampant and wide-ranging help including “paying staff to produce and circulate memos to reporters ‘detailing Republicans’ stance on prescription drugs’ on the same day that Clinton announced her health care policy” and “paying staff to run a ‘30-person war room’ to defend Clinton during hearings before the House Select Committee on Benghazi.” Apparent coordination allowed for a good-cop, bad-cop dance, with Clinton’s campaign stating that she would not smear primary rivals, while Brock’s group did it for her.
Brock&#8217;s organization contended that it was allowed to coordinate by citing an exemption for unpaid, internet communications, as opposed to buying TV ads. But the FEC&#8217;s top lawyer found that “[Correct the Record] raised and spent approximately $9 million on a wide array of activities, most of which are not fairly characterized as ‘communications.’”
&#8220;The bulk of [Correct the Record]’s reported disbursements are for purposes that are not communication-specific,'&#8221; FEC staff wrote. And they were decidedly paid expenditures, staff wrote, recommending that the FEC take enforcement action. “The fact that [activities] were subsequently transmitted over the internet does not retroactively render the costs of [those activities] a ‘communication’ cost,” the agency&#8217;s general counsel concluded.
Democrat appointees to the FEC agreed. But ironically, Republican appointees blocked it. Republicans are often critical of campaign finance regulations, and they seemingly wanted to set a standard that would apply to both sides.
In August 2019, Campaign Legal Center filed a lawsuit in federal court in D.C. against the FEC for allegedly failing to enforce campaign finance law and causing voters to be deprived of information about the true state of the Clinton campaign&#8217;s finances. In still more twists, the FEC declined to defend its position in court, and the Hillary Clinton campaign and Correct the Record asked to intervene in the case and argue the defense themselves, even though they weren&#8217;t parties to it.
The D.C. judge noted that the case is extremely important because the defense rested on the idea that campaigns could coordinate with super PACs as long as the work eventually reached the internet&#8211;which would include virtually anything.
“Any expenditure could be exempted from regulation if it ultimately resulted in an unpaid internet communication,&#8221; the judge said, writing that it “creates a loophole that effectively vitiates the plain language of FECA.”
This interpretation was invalid &#8220;because it ignored clear evidence of coordinated expenditures between [the Clinton campaign] and [Correct the Record] even apart from those claimed to be exempt under the internet-communications regulation.”
Then the court dismissed the lawsuit anyway on technical grounds, saying the Campaign Legal Center didn&#8217;t have standing to sue.
The Campaign Legal Center appealed to the federal Court of Appeals for D.C., which found that CLC <a href="https://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/clc_opinion_04-19-2022.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">does have standing</a>. It said that because of the lack of disclosure, the public doesn&#8217;t know the financial extent to which Clinton coordinated with an outside entity, and &#8220;we find that Appellants have established a cognizable informational injury.&#8221;
This week, the Court of Appeals <a href="https://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/clc-uscoadc-per-curiam-order-04-10-2023.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">responded</a> to a motion to dismiss by the Democrat groups by referring it to a &#8220;merits panel&#8221; to be further argued.
Brock did not respond to a request for comment through his new group, Facts First USA.

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Democratic operatives are reviving a partisan watchdog group to “investigate the investigators” and hound <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/house-republicans" target="_blank" rel="noopener">House Republicans</a> who are preparing congressional investigations into the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/biden-administration" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Biden administration</a>.
The Congressional Integrity Project (CIP) announced Wednesday that it is planning a multi-million-dollar effort to investigate House Republicans and “expose the reality behind the politically motivated oversight and investigations targeting President Biden.” The initiative was first reported by <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2022/11/16/democratic-strategists-launch-war-room-00065498" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Politico</a>.
“The Congressional Integrity Project will investigate the investigators, expose their political motivations and the monied special interests supporting their work, and hold them accountable for ignoring the urgent priorities of all Americans in order to smear Joe Biden and do the political bidding of Trump and MAGA Republicans,” CIP executive director Kyle Herrig said in a <a href="https://congressionalintegrity.org/breaking-news-congressional-integrity-project-launches-fight-against-congressional-republicans-politically-motivated-investigations-meant-to-hurt-biden-and-help-trump/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a>.
Republicans will retake the House with a slim majority next year, gaining control of committees and the direction of investigations. Rep. Jim Comer (R-KY), expected to be the next chairman of the House Oversight Committee, said Thursday that he plans to probe Biden’s ties to foreign business deals orchestrated by his son Hunter.
“This is an investigation of Joe Biden, the president of the United States, and why he lied to the American people about his knowledge and participation in his family’s international business schemes,” Comer said in a press conference, adding that the potential misconduct is an issue of national security.
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&quot;This is an investigation of Joe Biden&#8230;and why he LIED to the American people about his knowledge and participation in his family&#39;s international business schemes,&quot; says Rep. <a href="https://twitter.com/JamesComer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JamesComer</a>.
&quot;We will pursue all avenues — avenues that have long been ignored.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/3vgnSKSRxV">pic.twitter.com/3vgnSKSRxV</a>
&mdash; RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href="https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1593263966561734659?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 17, 2022</a></blockquote>
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CIP is prepared to be the Democratic Party’s answer to Comer’s investigation and others from GOP lawmakers in the coming weeks and months and will produce opposition research on Republicans, according to Politico.
CIP will be led and advised by operatives with deep ties to the Democratic administrations of Biden and former President Barack Obama. Leslie Dach will serve on the group’s leadership team. He previously working in the Obama administration and advised the Biden administration on its COVID-19 response. Jeff Peck, an adviser for CIP, has worked with Biden for years, including when the president was in the U.S. Senate.
CIP will be supported and work in conjunction with other Democrat-directed groups, including Facts First USA, a project of the Democratic consultant David Brock, according to <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/17/us/politics/oversight-investigations-biden.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The New York Times</a>. The GOP has been reportedly working with its own friendly outside groups in prepping investigations into the Biden administration.
“We’re an outside independent group,” Brock told NYT. “We hope that lots of people are willing to join the fight against Republican disinformation and conspiracy mongering, including the White House and all allied groups.”

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-democrats-in-d-c-run-when-confronted-by-reporter-about-skyrocketing-crime-rates/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Democratic operatives</a> are flooding battleground states with more than 50 supposedly local media outlets that are really designed to promote liberal candidates, according to a <a href="https://www.axios.com/2022/10/06/democrats-local-news-david-brock" target="_blank" rel="noopener">bombshell investigation by Axios</a>.
One man linked to the scheme is <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/report-david-brocks-non-profits-are-total-scams-aaron-bandler/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">David Brock</a>, the one-time conservative journalist who did a 180-degree turn and founded Media Matters For America, the controversial nonprofit that attacks conservative news sites. Axios&#8217; investigative reporters Lachlan Markay and Thomas Wheatley say the operation uses a “patina of independent local news content designed to put a sheen of original reporting on partisan messaging.”
The 51 pop-up sites have names such as the Milwaukee Metro Times, Macomb Digest, Mecklenburg Herald, and the Tri-City Record, and are aimed at key swing states Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, Michigan, New Hampshire, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Wisconsin, according to the report.
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Dems operating a series of 51 &#39;fake news&#39; websites pushing left-wing stories in toss-up states in a bid to turn the midterms in their favor &#8230; Axios originally reported
Democrats are operating &#39;fake news&#39; sites pushing left-wing stories <a href="https://t.co/XtFwDlpQY3">https://t.co/XtFwDlpQY3</a> via <a href="https://twitter.com/MailOnline?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MailOnline</a>
&mdash; Cara TXZEAL (@Cara_TXZEAL) <a href="https://twitter.com/Cara_TXZEAL/status/1578579130534486017?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 8, 2022</a></blockquote>
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The sites carry just enough aggregated stories on local crime and sports to make them look like legitimate local news outlets, but their real mission appears to be to position heavily slanted news favoring Democrat candidates and slamming their Republican opponents, the report revealed.
The sites’ “About Us&#8221; pages reveal they are owned by Local Report Inc., an Orando-based for-profit company <a href="https://search.sunbiz.org/Inquiry/CorporationSearch/SearchResultDetail?inquirytype=EntityName&amp;directionType=Initial&amp;searchNameOrder=LOCALREPORT%20P210000714930&amp;aggregateId=domp-p21000071493-53b4efe4-b445-4f93-b04f-9c234b9b3a3d&amp;searchTerm=Local%20Report%2C%20Inc&amp;listNameOrder=LOCALREPORT%20P210000714930">formed last year</a>.
Local Report has a relationship with The American Independent (TAI), whose current president is Matt Fuehrmeyer. Fuehrmeyer was a former senior aide at the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and aide to the late former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.
Many of the articles appearing on Local Report sites are written by a half-dozen writers who work for the Washington-based TAI, which was founded by Brock. Jessica McCreight, a former Obama administration operative, who serves as the American Independent’s executive editor, told Axios that American Independent and the Local Report have a partnership and “co-publishing agreement.” She claimed the sites are legitimate local news outlets.
“It’s been widely reported that where local news outlets shut down, dis- and misinformation grows,” she said. “To combat this challenge, the American Independent has expanded to bring readers local, fact-based news and information on topics and issues that impact their communities.”
The websites do not appear to be supported by advertisers, local or otherwise.
Sites in the dubious media chain have run glowing stories about Democratic candidates including Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams and Michigan Secretary of State candidate Jocelyn Benson, as well as stories critical of their opponents and others, such as North Carolina GOP Senate candidate Ted Budd.
“The media squealing about bias lol,” Brock tweeted in reaction to the Axios investigation.

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Dem Operatives Behind Network Of Fake News Pop-Up Sites In Battleground States: Report

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Law enforcement officials arrested a Democratic operative on Tuesday for attacking the female Republican campaign manager for Nevada GOP gubernatorial nominee Adam Laxalt, the second time this year that the operative has been arrested for allegedly physically attacking Republican women.
Las Vegas City Marshals arrested 50-year-old Wilfred Michael Stark III &#8212; a left-wing operative for American Bridge 21st Century, &#8220;a group founded by David Brock and funded by liberal billionaire George Soros,&#8221; <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dem-operative-for-soros-funded-group-arrested-for">Fox News</a> reported.
&#8220;He was arrested by our city marshals last night about 7 p.m. after Kristin Davison contacted them saying Mr. Stark had grabbed her by the arm and pushed her,&#8221; the city marshal&#8217;s office said in a statement to Fox News. &#8220;The arrest is classified as a citizen&#8217;s arrest because the incident did not happen in the presence of the marshals.&#8221;
&#8220;Politics is a little bit aggressive these days, but this is just insane,&#8221; Davidson said. &#8220;I&#8217;ve never seen anything like it.&#8221;
Stark was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/28350/breaking-male-democratic-operative-arrested-ryan-saavedra">arrested</a> in March for allegedly attacking a female staffer for Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke.
Davidson said she was afraid for her safety after Stark pushed and screamed at her, so she, Laxalt, and two other staffers went into a private room which Stark &#8220;burst&#8221; into shortly after.
&#8220;Two male staffers were trying to hold him back,&#8221; Davidson said. &#8220;He was so aggressive, he looked like he was going towards the candidate to physically harm him.&#8221;
&#8220;He grabbed my right arm, my leg was lodged between the door and the wall,&#8221; Davidson continued. &#8220;He twisted my arm and contorted it behind my back. I was scared. Every time I tried pulling away, he would grab tighter, and pull me closer into him.&#8221;
&#8220;I was scared and screaming &#8216;stop&#8212;you&#8217;re hurting me,&#8221; Davidson claimed, adding that Stark told Laxalt: &#8220;Adam, there&#8217;s only one way you can make this stop.&#8221;
&#8220;Assaulting the female campaign manager of the opposing campaign is disgusting and it has no place in our system,&#8221; Laxalt campaign spokesperson Parker Briden said. &#8220;This mob behavior from the left is out of control. Encouraging violence, as many prominent Democrats like former Attorney General Eric Holder have recently done, is having real, dangerous consequences.&#8221;
Fox News noted that Soros is the group&#8217;s largest donor, donating &#8220;more than $2 million between 2015 and 2016,&#8221; and that he &#8220;is still involved with the group, most recently donating $300,000 in February, and $80,000 last year.&#8221;&#8203;

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Two close Clinton allies dumped at least $700,000 to prominent sexual harassment lawyer Lisa Bloom to fund women willing to accuse then-candidate Donald Trump of sexual misconduct the week before the presidential election, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/31/us/politics/sexual-harassment-politics-partisanship.html?_r=0">reports</a> The New York Times.
David Brock — a Democratic operative and the founder of left-wing Media Matters, described by the Times as &#8220;Hillary Clinton’s fiercest loyalists during her campaign against Mr. Trump&#8221; — partly funded the effort with $200,000. The other major donor uncovered in the report is longtime Hillary friend and fashion entrepreneur Susie Tompkins Buell, who paid a whopping $500,000 to fund potential accusers procured by Ms. Bloom.
Bloom &#8220;seized on the political potency of sexual harassment charges against Mr. Trump not long after he clinched the Republican presidential nomination,&#8221; reports the Times. The attorney admits to reaching out to Clinton super PACs &#8220;for money to help her vet a sexual misconduct claim against Mr. Trump.&#8221;
A group founded by Brock, American Bridge 21st Century Foundation, &#8220;secretly spent $200,000 on an unsuccessful effort to bring forward accusations of sexual misconduct against Mr. Trump before Election Day,&#8221; individuals &#8220;familiar with the arrangements&#8221; told the Times.
Brock &#8220;is considering creating a fund to encourage victims to bring forward similar claims against Republican politicians,&#8221; says the report.
Buell refused to comment on the contribution to the Times, &#8220;But she expressed frustration that Mr. Trump has escaped the repercussions that have befallen other powerful men accused of similar misconduct.&#8221;
According to Bloom, the operation was unproductive. &#8220;One woman requested $2 million, Ms. Bloom said, then decided not to come forward. Nor did any other women,&#8221; says the report.
The attorney claims she &#8220;did not communicate with Mrs. Clinton or her campaign &#8216;on any of this'&#8221; and insists she didn&#8217;t offer her clients money to come forward and only pursued clients with corroborated claims. Bloom admitted to keeping &#8220;some funds to pay for our out-of-pocket expenses&#8221; she claims to have accrued while pursuing the cases.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/24732/report-attorney-lisa-bloom-sought-cash-women-amanda-prestigiacomo">REPORT: Attorney Lisa Bloom Sought Cash For Women Accusing Trump Of Sexual Misconduct</a>

Clinton Allies Paid Firm $700K For Women Who’d Accuse Trump Of Sexual Misconduct Week Before Election

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Hillary Clinton tweeted support for a new &#8220;media platform&#8221; named Verrit &#8212; founded by Democrat political advisor <a href="https://peterdaou.com/">Peter Daou</a> &#8212; on Sunday:
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I&#8217;m excited to sign up for <a href="https://twitter.com/verrit">@Verrit</a>, a media platform for the 65.8 million! Will you join me and sign up too? <a href="https://t.co/bOLSMyk6bG">https://t.co/bOLSMyk6bG</a>
&#8212; Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) <a href="https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton/status/904484186291089408">September 3, 2017</a></blockquote>
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Via Twitter, Daou claimed that &#8220;Hillary Clinton&#8217;s voters &#8230; are underrepresented in the media,&#8221; prompting a necessity for an alternative online space where they can congregate.
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1. THREAD&#8212;EXCITING NEWS!! Hillary Clinton endorses <a href="https://twitter.com/verrit">@Verrit</a>, the media platform we&#8217;re building for the 65.8 million! <a href="https://t.co/NDk4A5Xi81">https://t.co/NDk4A5Xi81</a>
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2. <a href="https://twitter.com/leeladaou">@LeelaDaou</a> and I founded <a href="https://twitter.com/verrit">@Verrit</a> because Hillary Clinton&#8217;s voters &#8211; an inspiringly diverse coalition &#8211; are unrepresented in the media. <a href="https://t.co/OYN9IMvbft">pic.twitter.com/OYN9IMvbft</a>
&#8212; Peter Daou (@peterdaou) <a href="https://twitter.com/peterdaou/status/904484890418307072">September 3, 2017</a></blockquote>
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Daou also described &#8220;misogyny, sexism, and racism&#8221; as widespread American pathologies:
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3. <a href="https://twitter.com/verrit">@Verrit</a> is necessary because we need to talk about how misogyny, sexism, and racism plague our politics and impact our elections.
&#8212; Peter Daou (@peterdaou) <a href="https://twitter.com/peterdaou/status/904484970839846912">September 3, 2017</a></blockquote>
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4. <a href="https://twitter.com/verrit">@Verrit</a> is necessary because if you&#8217;re <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/StillWithHer?src=hash">#StillWithHer</a>, you endure constant harassment and bullying from the radical right and fringe left.
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5. <a href="https://twitter.com/verrit">@Verrit</a> is necessary because 65.8 million people who cast a patriotic vote when democracy was on the line have the right to be heard. <a href="https://t.co/GddcT6zdY0">pic.twitter.com/GddcT6zdY0</a>
&#8212; Peter Daou (@peterdaou) <a href="https://twitter.com/peterdaou/status/904485130684772352">September 3, 2017</a></blockquote>
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6. <a href="https://twitter.com/verrit">@Verrit</a> is necessary because future generations deserve to know the FACTS about how we got here, or the same injustices will be repeated.
&#8212; Peter Daou (@peterdaou) <a href="https://twitter.com/peterdaou/status/904485248980967425">September 3, 2017</a></blockquote>
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Daou expressed hope that Verrit will be profitable:
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8. Our plan: Daily, rigorously-verified info and analysis. Weekly Daou podcast this fall. Premium version and VerritTV on YouTube in 2018.
&#8212; Peter Daou (@peterdaou) <a href="https://twitter.com/peterdaou/status/904485411963142144">September 3, 2017</a></blockquote>
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Daou joined forces with David Brock &#8212; founder of Media Matters for America and Clinton operative &#8212; in founding <a href="https://shareblue.com/">ShareBlue</a>, a media outlet billing itself as producing &#8220;factual content to delegitimize Trump&#8217;s presidency.&#8221;
Prior to ShareBlue&#8217;s launch, Brock <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2017/01/20/media/true-blue-media-david-sirota/index.html">described</a> the nascent media operation as &#8220;an answer to Breitbart on the left.&#8221;
ShareBlue&#8217;s staffers&#8217; professional descriptions include leftist terms such as &#8220;progressive,&#8221; &#8220;feminist,&#8221; and &#8220;LGBTQ rights.&#8221;
The Center for American Progress &#8212; a neo-Marxist, Democrat-aligned and George Soros-funded non-profit organization &#8212; was founded by Clinton ally John Podesta.
Political organizations orbiting the Clintons include the non-profit organization bearing their family namesake: The Clinton Foundation; the Clinton Global Initiative, ostensibly an international philanthropic operation, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/02/us/hillary-bill-clinton-foundation.html?mcubz=3">shut down</a> earlier this year.
Clinton and her surrogates have repeatedly described the news media landscape as broadly hostile toward her presidential campaigns, both in 2008 and 2016. Across the Clinton administration, both Bill and Hillary Clinton &#8212; as well as their political allies &#8212; framed the news media as broadly hostile toward them.
Follow Robert Kraychik on <a href="https://twitter.com/kr3ch3k">Twitter</a>.

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The <a href="http://freebeacon.com/politics/david-brock-memo-attack-trump/">Washington Free Beacon obtained</a> a 49-page memo from leftist operative David Brock during a January donor retreat that outlines how the George Soros-funded groups Media Matters, American Bridge, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) and Shareblue plan to undermine President Trump&#8217;s agenda and help the Democrats win control of Congress and the White House by 2020. The Trump White House, congressional Republicans and conservative media types better familiarize themselves with it, because Brock&#8217;s machine will go after them.
Here are 11 of the most incredible things discovered from Brock&#8217;s playbook.
1. Media Matters worked with Facebook and Google to crack down on &#8220;fake news.&#8221; The memo decried the &#8220;fake news&#8221; that spread on social media as a reason why Hillary Clinton lost the election, and then went on to state something alarming: Media Matters obtained &#8220;access to raw data from Facebook, Twitter, and other social media sites&#8221; so they can &#8220;systemically monitor and analyze this unfiltered data.&#8221;
&#8220;The earlier we can identify a fake news story, the more effectively we can quash it,&#8221; the memo states. &#8220;With this new technology at our fingertips, researchers monitoring news in real time will be able to identify the origins of a lie with mathematical precision, creating an early warning system for fake news and disinformation.&#8221;
The memo went on to state that Media Matters had a discussion with Facebook on how to crack down on fake news, including Media Matters providing the social media giant with &#8220;a detailed map of the constellation of right-wing Facebook pages that had been the biggest purveyors of fake news.&#8221; The memo also bragged that Media Matters provided Google with &#8220;the information necessary to identify 40 of the worst fake new sites&#8221; that would be prevented from using Google&#8217;s advertising network.
&#8220;Internet and social media platforms, like Google and Facebook, will no longer uncritically and without consequence host and enrich fake new sites and propagandists,&#8221; the memo chillingly reads.
2. The memo declared that Media Matters will expose &#8220;serial misinformers and right-wing propagandists.&#8221; The memo stated that people will &#8220;weaponize&#8221; Media Matters&#8216; research against the Right.
&#8220;Key right-wing targets will see their influence diminish because of our work,&#8221; the memo reads.
3. The memo gloated that Media Matters was behind Breitbart being denied a Senate press credential. The memo pledged that Media Matters would fight back against &#8220;even the slightest bit of normalization of Trump&#8221; by the media. As an example, they highlighted their fight against Breitbart:
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When Breitbart applied for Permanent Senate Gallery Press Credentials, Media Matters was quick to act by advising the credentialing committee of the myriad ways that Breitbart violated their requirements. Additionally, Media Matters did something that the committee was unable to do: A deep dive study of Breitbart content, reviewing thousands of their stories to demonstrate that they do not meet the credentialing requirement for original reporting.
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Ultimately, Breitbart&#8216;s credential application was denied because they were <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/04/25/breitbart-news-application-senate-press-credentials-set-aside/100878062/">reportedly</a> unable to prove they were completely independent from White House chief strategist Steve Bannon.
The memo also stated that Media Matters was alarmed by Breitbart&#8217;s &#8220;international expansion&#8221; and they worked with journalists &#8220;to educate them on Breitbart&#8216;s model.&#8221;
The issue here is that Media Matters seems intent on restricting Breitbart&#8216;s media access because they don&#8217;t like Breitbart&#8216;s point of view.
4. The memo also bragged that Media Matters was able to prevent Rupert Murdoch from expanding his media empire. In 2014, Murdoch&#8217;s 21st Century Fox attempted to purchase Time Warner, which prompted Media Matters to launch a campaign pressuring Time Warner not to accept Murdoch&#8217;s bid because it &#8220;would have given Murdoch control of 40% of the US cable market and 30% of the movie market.&#8221; Murdoch eventually rescinded his offer and the media praised Media Matters for their influence on the matter.
Clearly, Media Matters is committed to protecting the Left&#8217;s monopoly on the media.
5. American Bridge has a whole war room dedicated to fighting Trump. The memo explains that the war room features 20,000 hours of footage they plan to use against the Trump administration and highlighting Trump&#8217;s purported conflicts of interest.
Ultimately, American Bridge&#8217;s goal is to &#8220;defeat Trump either through impeachment or at the ballot box in 2020.&#8221;
6. The memo gloated that American Bridge partnered with former Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) to smear the Koch brothers. &#8220;Working with Senator Harry Reid and partners airing TV ads, we created a war room that leveled sustained attacks on the Koch brothers, making their negative ratings spike and turning their advocacy into a liability for candidates they supported,&#8221; the memo stated.
In other words, American Bridge worked with a high-ranking Democratic politician in order to smear private citizens who donated to political causes they didn&#8217;t like.
7. CREW aims to prevent the Trump administration from getting their agenda implemented by bogging them down with unfavorable media coverage and massive amounts of litigation. Here is an excerpt from the memo:
<blockquote>
Trump will be affected by a steady flow of damaging information, new revelations, and an inability to avoid conflicts issues. For as long as Trump maintains the ethically untenable position of keeping his business empire in the family while serving as president, CREW will relentlessly probe his global conflicts of interest and administration ethics problems through aggressive use of research, open records requests, legal action, and FOIA litigation.
The Trump administration will be forced to defend illegal conduct in court. CREW will bring about legal accountability for executive branch ethical and legal violations through complaints and litigation. We will bring significant pressure on investigative agencies and Congress to investigate violations of law and the constitution, which appear likely to being on day one of the Trump administration, and we will litigate wrongdoing aggressively, forcing the administration to defend civil lawsuits, FOIA litigation, and whistleblower suits.
</blockquote>
8. CREW will also seek to take down &#8220;powerful industries and interest groups&#8221; and &#8220;dark money.&#8221; More from the memo:
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Powerful industries will see their influence wane. CREW will expose and curb the improper influence of powerful industries and interest groups on the administration and both parties of Congress with successful legal complaints and litigation to rein in dark money, reckless campaign finance abuses, and the misuse of nonprofits by Trump and others.
Dark money will be a political liability in key states. CREW will make the use of dark money, campaign finance violations, and ethics abuses at the state level a major issue in key states that will be the focus of massive spending and attention in the lead up to 2018 and 2020 elections.
</blockquote>
Dark money is what&#8217;s known as money given to political nonprofits that aren&#8217;t required to disclose their donors, which protects donors from intimidation and smear campaigns from the Left.
Jeff Reynolds noted at <a href="https://mediaequalizer.com/jeff-reynolds/2017/08/silencing-all-opposition-voices-inside-the-media-matters-playbook">Media Equalizer</a> that &#8220;it is ironic that they point to dark money as a target, as all four of these organizations are the epicenter of those very campaigns that are fueling the war against conservatives and others in America.&#8221;
9. The memo championed pro-Hillary Clinton hashtags ignited by Shareblue, which plans to be the anti-Trump attack dog on social media. The examples cited in the memo were:
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<li>#WeWontBeErased</li>
<li>#HereIAmWithHer</li>
<li>#TrumpCouldSay</li>
<li>#JustImagineHillary</li>
<li>#InterrogateTrump</li>
</ul>
The memo declared these hashtags as &#8220;narrative shifting,&#8221; which is ironic given that Clinton lost the election.
10. The memo also took pride in Shareblue&#8217;s nauseating pro-Hillary headlines. The memo cited a post titled &#8220;Hillary Clinton is one of the most ethical (and most lied about) political leaders in America&#8221; &#8212; which was apparently their most shared post in 2016 &#8212; and highlighted articles that had the following headlines:
<ul>
<li>&#8220;I was one of the most ardent Hillary haters on the planet&#8230;until I read her emails.&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;I published this photo of Hillary Clinton and the response was overwhelming.&#8221;</li>
</ul>
These are the kind of headlines you would expect to see in The Onion or Everyday Feminism.
11. Shareblue hopes their research will be used as a political weapon against Trump. The memo lists the group&#8217;s goals as pressuring Trump allies &#8220;to step down or change course&#8221; as well as pressuring Democrats to &#8220;take more aggressive stances against Trump.&#8221;
The full memo can be read <a href="https://www.scribd.com/document/337535680/Full-David-Brock-Confidential-Memo-On-Fighting-Trump?irgwc=1&amp;content=27795&amp;campaign=VigLink&amp;ad_group=1566445&amp;keyword=ft500noi&amp;source=impactradius&amp;medium=affiliate">here</a>.
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11 Of The Most Incredible Things From David Brock’s Uncovered Playbook

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Financial services firm USAA has <a href="https://apnews.com/00f27493b3fb40498fe633e6e899d2f4/USAA-says-it-will-reinstate-ads-on-'Hannity">reinstated its advertising</a> on Fox News Channel&#8217;s Hannity, following criticism from clients over its decision to join an advertiser boycott of Sean Hannity&#8217;s television program initiated by Media Matters for America (MMFA).
Media Matters for America is a neo-Marxist and Democrat-aligned political agitation group founded by Clinton loyalist David Brock. It operates as an extension of the Clinton family&#8217;s political apparatus.
Upon its decision to halt advertising on Hannity, USAA said its policy was to avoid politically opinionated shows.
A <a href="https://communities.usaa.com/t5/Bank-Services/Sean-Hannity/td-p/121770">273-page discussion thread</a> entitled &#8220;Sean Hannity&#8221; on USAA&#8217;s website has hundreds of messages from users claiming to be USAA customers; many expressing disappointment with USAA&#8217;s decision to align itself with MMFA:
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NsquidVet wrote:
I did NOT risk my life to protect the 1st Amendment for this bank to turn on it because some fascist left organization did not like what a reporter had to say.I have 7 accounts at this bank with over 250k passing through it annually. If this Bank will not stand up to the Constitutional values I fought for, then I will remove all my accounts and tell me veteran brothers to do the same.You have 10 days to retract and put out a public statement. Stay out of politics!!!

Eaglestine wrote:
I have been with USAA a long time and I can not believe USAA has caved in to the left&#8230; I will be looking for a new insurance company
Shoccoe wrote:
I found out that USAA pulled its advertisements from Fox&#8217;s Hannity show do to the liberal left pressure. I would point out tht by a 3-1 margin the military supports Trump and by a 2-1 margin the veterans support Trump. I am pretty sure &#8220;caving&#8221; to liberals such as the Soros backed Media Matters is not in line with your membership. I have been a long time member with multiple products and am seriously considering moving my portfolio due to your company&#8217;s decision to fall in line with Fake liberal pressure. I am disappointed in this company and will tell everyone.
</blockquote>
USAA primarily markets its services to military persons, veterans, and their families.

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In a Tuesday-issues statement, USAA said:
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We heard concerns from many members who watch and listen to these programs. Our goal in advertising has always been to reach members of the military community who would benefit from USAA&#8217;s well-known commitment to service. Today, the lines between news and editorial are increasingly blurred.
</blockquote>
In its report, the Associated Press (AP) accused Hannity of peddling a &#8220;discredited conspiracy theory&#8221; regarding the murder of Democrat operative Seth Rich. No similar language has ever been used by the AP to describe the narrative &#8211; pushed by news media outlets such as CNN, The New York Times, and The Washington Post &#8211; of President Donald Trump as an agent of political subterfuge in service of the Russian state.
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BACKLASH: USAA Resumes Advertising With Hannity

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&#8220;There is an effort now abound to silence me,&#8221; said Sean Hannity on Wednesday. &#8220;Media Matters is attacking my advertising base. That is what we have called on this program &#8216;liberal fascism.&#8217; Attack, boycott, all in an effort to silence conservatives.&#8221;

&#8220;I serve at the pleasure of the Fox News Channel. And I am here to do my job every night. I&#8217;m under contract, as long as they seem to want me.&#8221;

Media Matters for America is a left-wing and Democrat-aligned political agitation operation founded in 2004 by Clinton family operative David Brock. It has previously operated as a satellite organization of Hillary Clinton&#8217;s two failed presidential campaigns. It presents itself as a media monitoring organization.

Recently MMFA has joined campaigns calling for universities and colleges to violate the First Amendment by <a href="http://action.mediamatters.org/milo_yiannopoulos_harassment_colleges">censoring</a> Milo Yiannopoulos&#8217; events, <a href="http://action.mediamatters.org/nbc_celebrity_apprentice_dump_trump">calling</a> on NBC to <a href="http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/tell-nbc-dump-trump">violate a production contract</a> with President Donald Trump signed years ago during production of The Apprentice, and <a href="http://action.mediamatters.org/facebook_fake_news">agitating</a> for Facebook to <a href="http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/tell-facebook-fix-your">censor dissident content</a>.

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Hillary Clinton ally David Brock, founder of left-wing media watchdog group Media Matters, has again openly offered cash for Donald Trump&#8217;s tax returns.
On Tuesday night, the issue of Trump&#8217;s mysterious tax returns were once again in the limelight when MSNBC host Rachel Maddow hyped up her big reveal of (two pages) of <a href="http://www.dailywire.com/news/14436/msnbc-reveals-trumps-2005-tax-returns-james-barrett">Trump&#8217;s 2005 tax returns</a> showing that he paid around $38 million in taxes and made over $150 million in income that year.
Though Maddow&#8217;s overhyped report was yet another &#8220;<a href="http://www.dailywire.com/news/14438/another-yuge-msm-black-eye-trump-tax-rate-higher-john-nolte">yuge black eye</a>&#8221; for the media — exposing two of the media&#8217;s false narratives about Trump: 1) that he is not really that rich and 2) that he didn&#8217;t pay any taxes for two decades — the opportunistic Brock was undeterred and used the moment to make his cash offer again.
&#8220;More questions than answers tonight. I&#8217;m offering a $5m reward to anyone with Trump&#8217;s complete, legally obtained tax returns,&#8221; <a href="http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/324022-clinton-ally-offers-5m-reward-in-exchange-for-trump-tax-returns">tweeted Brock</a>.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">More questions than answers tonight. I&#8217;m offering a $5m reward to anyone with Trump&#8217;s complete, legally obtained tax returns.
— David Brock (@davidbrockdc) <a href="https://twitter.com/davidbrockdc/status/841827842388316161">March 15, 2017</a></blockquote>
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The response from Team Trump to Maddow&#8217;s big story has been rather entertaining. Clearly, the 2005 numbers are not playing out quite how MSNBC imagined.
Below is the rather hilarious statement the White House issued shortly after Maddow&#8217;s tweet announcing that she was going to present his tax returns on her 9 p.m. show:
<blockquote>You know you are desperate for ratings when you are willing to violate the law to push a story about two pages of tax returns from over a decade ago. Before being elected President, Mr. Trump was one of the most successful businessmen in the world with a responsibility to his company, his family and his employees to pay no more tax than legally required. That being said, Mr. Trump paid $38 million dollars even after taking into account large scale depreciation for construction, on an income of more than $150 million dollars, as well as paying tens of millions of dollars in other taxes such as sales and excise taxes and employment taxes and this illegally published return proves just that. Despite this substantial income figure and tax paid, it is totally illegal to steal and publish tax returns. The dishonest media can continue to make this part of their agenda, while the President will focus on his, which includes tax reform that will benefit all Americans.</blockquote>
After Maddow&#8217;s nothingburger reveal, Donald Trump Jr. <a href="http://www.dailywire.com/news/14440/lol-trumps-son-trolls-msnbc-hilarious-fashion-james-barrett">thanked her personally</a> Tuesday night for proving to her &#8220;#Trump hating followers&#8221; that Trump has paid so much in taxes.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">Thank you Rachel Maddow for proving to your <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Trump?src=hash">#Trump</a> hating followers how successful <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump">@realDonaldTrump</a> is &amp; that he paid $40mm in taxes! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Taxes?src=hash">#Taxes</a>
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) <a href="https://twitter.com/DonaldJTrumpJr/status/841833345604583424">March 15, 2017</a></blockquote>
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Maddow and company&#8217;s embarrassing misfire is actually working out to Trump&#8217;s advantage so much that some are floating the theory that the source of the leaked 2005 document is <a href="http://www.dailywire.com/news/14449/nbc-news-floats-conspiracy-theory-scarborough-john-nolte">Trump himself</a>.
More from the Daily Wire on the Trump tax returns media fail:
<a href="http://www.dailywire.com/news/14444/5-things-you-need-know-greatest-fake-news-reveal-ben-shapiro">5 Things You Need To Know On the Greatest Fake News Reveal Of All Time: Trump&#8217;s 2005 Tax Returns</a>
<a href="http://www.dailywire.com/news/14438/another-yuge-msm-black-eye-trump-tax-rate-higher-john-nolte">Another Yuge MSM Black Eye: Trump Tax Rate Higher Than Obama&#8217;s, Bernie&#8217;s, and NBC&#8217;s!</a>
<a href="http://www.dailywire.com/news/14437/11-things-we-know-about-trumps-taxes-preview-john-nolte">11 Things We Know About Trump&#8217;s Taxes (Preview: Average Tax Rate Is 32.5%)</a>
<a href="http://www.dailywire.com/news/14436/msnbc-reveals-trumps-2005-tax-returns-james-barrett">BREAKING: MSNBC Reveals Trump&#8217;s 2005 Tax Return. And It&#8217;s An EPIC FAIL</a>.

Friend Of Clinton: I’ll Give $5 Million For Trump’s Complete Tax Returns

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Soliciting donations from wealthy leftists and Democrats to fund political agitation, Clinton loyalist David Brock released a &#8220;private and confidential&#8221; memorandum outlining his strategies to defeat President Donald Trump&#8217;s agenda.
Entitled &#8220;<a href="https://www.scribd.com/document/337535680/Full-David-Brock-Confidential-Memo-On-Fighting-Trump#from_embed">Democracy Matters: Strategic Plan for Action</a>,&#8221; the memorandum provides an indirect analysis of the 2016 presidential election. It alleges that Hillary Clinton&#8217;s loss was the result of a sophisticated &#8220;right-wing misinformation campaign.&#8221;

The memorandum blames poor online communications from Democrats for Trump&#8217;s victory:

<blockquote>
&#8220;Generally speaking and simply put, Democrats got clobbered in the digital space.

Digital programs &#8211; both tactical and messaging &#8211; failed to actively listen and engage the online grassroots universe.

The Trump camp spoke effectively to the grassroots and relied on online channels to disseminate information and misinformation and influence the media, even getting fake stories onto cable TV.

And the right colonized Facebook, which has established a virtual monopoly on information distribution.&#8221;
</blockquote>
<a href="https://americanbridgepac.org/about/">American Bridge</a> &#8211; a &#8220;progressive research and communications organization&#8221; and arm of the Democrat Party &#8211; promises to &#8220;cement itself as a standard-bearer of opposition research&#8221; in order to &#8220;[drive] the narrative on Republican officeholders and candidates.&#8221;

The memorandum describes &#8220;what success will look like:&#8221;

<blockquote>
&#8220;Trump will be defeated through impeachment or at the ballot box in 2020.

The balance of power will shift back to Democrats. We will measurably impact US Senate, gubernatorial, and state legislative races

We will free ourselves from solely relying on the press. Our robust digital platform will reach voters directly online.&#8221;
</blockquote>

 
A partisan Democrat social media platform &#8211; &#8220;Shareblue&#8221; &#8211; is also proposed as a political communications strategy:

<blockquote>
&#8220;Shareblue will become the de facto news outlet for opposition leaders and the grassroots.

Trump allies will be forced to step down or change course due to news published by Shareblue.

Under pressure from Shareblue, Democrats will take more aggressive positions against Trump.

Shareblue will achieve financial sustainability while diversifying content offerings and platforms.

Top editorial and writing talent will leave competitors and join Shareblue.&#8221;
</blockquote>
The memorandum outlines a strategy &#8220;to resist the normalization of Donald Trump&#8230;. [and] his every radical departure from foreign and domestic policy norms.&#8221;

Media Matters will reshape its focus to &#8220;serial misinformers and right-wing propagandists.&#8221;

Social media platforms such as Google and Facebook &#8220;will no longer uncritically and without consequence host and enrich fake news sites and propagandists,&#8221; promises the memorandum.

The memorandum identifies the Media Research Center (MRC) and Breitbart as primary targets of MMFA&#8217;s opposition research. 

 
MRC is said to &#8220;reinforce the myth of a liberally biased media&#8221; while &#8220;[pushing] journalism to the right.&#8221;

Breitbart is said to be funded by &#8220;extremist billionaires,&#8221; operating as a &#8220;nexus point for the so-called alt-right (the newest branding for American white nationalism, anti-Semitism, and misogyny),&#8221; while &#8220;[exporting] its brand of anti-establishment racism on a global scale.&#8221;

MMFA&#8217;s attempts to obstruct Breitbart&#8217;s access press credentials from the Senate are highlighted in the memorandum as examples of its effectiveness:

<blockquote>
&#8220;When Breitbart applied for Permanent Senate Gallery Credentials, Media Matters was quick to act by advising the credentialing committee of the myriad ways that Breitbart violated their requirements. Additionally, Media Matters did something that the committee was unable to do: A deep dive study of Breitbart content, reviewing thousands of their stories to demonstrate that they do not meet the credentialing requirement for original reporting.

Media Matters also first sounded the alarm about Breitbart&#8217;s international expansion and began working with journalists in the United States and abroad to educate them on Breitbart&#8217;s model as well as the larger universe of alt-right activity for which Breitbart is the nexus. Most significantly , we helped journalists understand the symbiotic relationship between Breitbart and opposition political parties so that they can accurately report on the danger that is spreading across western democracies.&#8221;
</blockquote>
MMFA claims credit for having &#8220;stopped Donald Trump&#8217;s phone interview privileges.&#8221; CBS News and NBC News coordinated in denying Trump access to phone interview in the latter part of 2016&#8217;s campaign season. Chuck Todd of MSNBC and NBC expressed support for the move <a href="https://soundcloud.com/keepinit1600/ep-9-meet-the-press-host-chuck-todd-trumps-pivot-polling-mayhem-and-more">in an interview</a> with former Obama administration communications advisers Dan Pfeiffer and Jon Favreau.

The memorandum claims that Facebook, Twitter, and other social media sites are collaborating with MMFA to combat &#8220;fake news.&#8221;

The memorandum &#8220;media fragmentation,&#8221; calling for the promotion of &#8220;good journalism&#8221; to combat &#8220;confirmation bias&#8221; resulting from news consumers&#8217; retreats into &#8220;filter [bubbles] isolating them from contrary views.&#8221;

Political and media observers should note that MMFA&#8217;s boasts of collaboration with media outlets such as MSNBC/NBC, CBS, and CNN are largely substantiated. Following her departure from CBS News, Sharyl Attkisson noted that MMFA often led the charge of &#8220;controversialing&#8221; any reporting it deemed damaging to its neo-Marxist and partisan Democrat agenda.

The memorandum does not offer any recommendations for recalibrating the Democrat Party&#8217;s platform.

MMFA <a href="https://mediamatters.org/about">enjoys tax-exempt status</a> as a 501(c)(3) organization.


H/T Joe Schoffstall at <a href="http://freebeacon.com/politics/david-brock-memo-attack-trump/">The Washington Free Beacon</a>

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Brock Outlines Anti-Trump Strategy In Confidential Memo

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Left-wing Politico <a href="http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/democrats-real-people-lessons-234198">reported</a> that Senate Democrats will &#8220;hold lessons on how to talk to real people,&#8221; in an article published on Wednesday.

In an event hosted by David Brock &#8211; a Clinton loyalist and founder of Media Matters for America &#8211; entitled &#8220;Hold Trump Accountable,&#8221; Democrats will attend political strategy seminars hosted by Center for American Progress (CAP) CEO Neera Tanden and Priorities USA CEO Guy Cecil.

The event included political strategy segments on &#8220;speaking to those who feel invisible in rural America&#8221; and &#8220;listening to those who feel unheard.&#8221; 

Senate Democrats will also be advised by Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) on how to &#8220;go around Republicans by trying to work with [President Donald Trump]&#8221; in a seminar entitled &#8220;Triangulating Trump.&#8221;

Sen. Dianne Feinsten (D-CA) will &#8220;prep Democrats on how to engage against Republicans over Trump&#8217;s Supreme Court pick.&#8221;

Reporters were not allowed to attend the event.

In December, Brock <a href="https://americanbridgepac.org/david-brock-announces-american-bridge-trump-administration-accountability-war-room/">announced a project</a> with American Bridge 21st Century &#8211; a leftist political agitation organ of the Democrat Party &#8211; to presumably ensure that the Trump administration would be &#8220;accountable, transparent, and held in check.&#8221;

Describing the project as the formation of a political &#8220;war room,&#8221; Brock warned of the Trump administration having &#8220;a minister of disinformation operating from the West Wing with ties to a proto-fascist media empire that is nothing more than a pro-Trump propaganda machine.&#8221; 

Brock promised to combat &#8220;Trump&#8217;s unprecedented willingness to lie and his infrastructure to propagate those lies.&#8221; The political &#8220;war room,&#8221; he added, would &#8220;fact-check administration statements in real-time.&#8221;

Despite being a neo-Marxist and Democrat-aligned agitation outlet, CAP <a href="https://ssl1.americanprogress.org/o/507/p/salsa/donation/common/public/?donate_page_KEY=1818">enjoys nonprofit status</a> as a 501(c)(3) charity. Donations to such charities offer tax deductions to donors.

H/T <a href="https://twitter.com/burgessev">Burgess Everett</a> at <a href="http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/democrats-real-people-lessons-234198">Politico</a>

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