Government Accountability Institute
The Government Accountability Institute (GAI) is a private advocacy group founded in 2012 by Peter Schweizer and Steve Bannon. Between 2012 and 2014, GAI received donations of almost $4 million from the Mercer Family Foundation and the Koch brothers-affiliated Donors Trust that were instrumental in its launch.[1][2]
The stated mission of GAI is "to investigate and expose crony capitalism, misuse of taxpayer monies, and other governmental corruption or malfeasance."[3] 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.
Although the name is very similar to the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the GAI is not affiliated with the government.
References
- ↑ 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)
- ↑ About. Government Accountability Institute. Retrieved July 25, 2017.