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| − | The '''Government Accountability Institute''' is a private advocacy group founded in 2012 by [[Peter Schweizer]] and [[Steve Bannon]]. | + | The '''Government Accountability Institute''' (GAI) is a private advocacy group founded in 2012 by [[Peter Schweizer]] and [[Steve Bannon]]. |
The stated mission of CAI is "TO INVESTIGATE AND EXPOSE CRONY CAPITALISM, MISUSE OF TAXPAYER MONIES, AND OTHER GOVERNMENTAL CORRUPTION OR MALFEASANCE."<ref>http://www.g-a-i.org/about/</ref> The group has helped publish the investigative books ''Clinton Cash: The Untold Story of How and Why Foreign Governments and Businesses Helped Make Bill and Hillary Rich'' and ''Bush Bucks: How Public Service and Corporations Helped Make Jeb Rich.'' | The stated mission of CAI is "TO INVESTIGATE AND EXPOSE CRONY CAPITALISM, MISUSE OF TAXPAYER MONIES, AND OTHER GOVERNMENTAL CORRUPTION OR MALFEASANCE."<ref>http://www.g-a-i.org/about/</ref> The group has helped publish the investigative books ''Clinton Cash: The Untold Story of How and Why Foreign Governments and Businesses Helped Make Bill and Hillary Rich'' and ''Bush Bucks: How Public Service and Corporations Helped Make Jeb Rich.'' | ||
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| + | Between 2012 and 2014, GAI received donations of almost $4 million from the [[Mercer Family Foundation]] and the [[Koch brothers]]-affiliated [[Donors Trust]].<ref name="WaPo">{{cite news|last=O'Harrow Jr.|first=Robert|title=Trump adviser received salary from charity while steering Breitbart News|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/trump-adviser-received-salary-from-charity-while-steering-breitbart-news/2016/11/22/75340778-af8a-11e6-8616-52b15787add0_story.html|work=Washington Post|date=November 23, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Schweers|first1=Jeffrey|title=Breitbart chief Bannon got nearly $400k from nonprofit he created|url=http://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/2016/11/23/94351310/|work=Tallahassee Democrat|date=November 23, 2016|language=en}}</ref> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://www.g-a-i.org Official website] | *[http://www.g-a-i.org Official website] | ||
[[Category:Conservative Organizations]] | [[Category:Conservative Organizations]] | ||
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Revision as of 15:52, July 25, 2017
The Government Accountability Institute (GAI) is a private advocacy group founded in 2012 by Peter Schweizer and Steve Bannon.
The stated mission of CAI is "TO INVESTIGATE AND EXPOSE CRONY CAPITALISM, MISUSE OF TAXPAYER MONIES, AND OTHER GOVERNMENTAL CORRUPTION OR MALFEASANCE."[1] The group has helped publish the investigative books Clinton Cash: The Untold Story of How and Why Foreign Governments and Businesses Helped Make Bill and Hillary Rich and Bush Bucks: How Public Service and Corporations Helped Make Jeb Rich.
Between 2012 and 2014, GAI received donations of almost $4 million from the Mercer Family Foundation and the Koch brothers-affiliated Donors Trust.[2][3]
References
- ↑ http://www.g-a-i.org/about/
- ↑ O'Harrow Jr., Robert. "Trump adviser received salary from charity while steering Breitbart News", Washington Post, November 23, 2016.
- ↑ "Breitbart chief Bannon got nearly $400k from nonprofit he created", Tallahassee Democrat, November 23, 2016. (en)