US EditionDoc Talk Podcast: Oscar Winner Alex Gibney Opens Secret Vault Of Political Cash In ‘The Dark Money Game’
- HBO is airing a two-part series called The Dark Money Game, directed by Alex Gibney, focusing on significant political corruption cases in Ohio.
- The Ohio Confidential episode reveals a $60 million slush fund set up by the energy company FirstEnergy, involving Ohio politician Larry Householder.
- Householder allegedly used this fund to secure the House speakership and pushed through a $1.3 billion subsidy for FirstEnergy, affecting Ohio citizens.
- Alex Gibney comments on the Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling, stating it has led to a climate where bribery is almost legal in U.S. Politics.
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Doc Talk Podcast: Oscar Winner Alex Gibney Opens Secret Vault Of Political Cash In ‘The Dark Money Game’
Larry Householder is not a household name – except perhaps in the state of Ohio. The former Buckeye State powerbroker became a key target of “one of the largest public corruption conspiracies in Ohio history,” according to a U.S. Attorney, one that involved allegations of accepting bribes for a billion-dollar nuclear plant bailout. But that case didn’t just have relevance for Ohio. It’s a case study in the corrupting influence of untraceable…
New Study Uncovers Over $100 Million in Foreign Dark Money Laundered Through Sixteen Thirty Fund to Push Far-Left Ballot Initiatives in 25 States | The Gateway Pundit | by Jim Hᴏft
A new report reveals over $100 million in foreign dark money funneled through the Sixteen Thirty Fund, influencing ballot initiatives across 25 states. This alarming trend raises critical questions about foreign interference in U.S. policymaking.
HBO’s ‘The Dark Money Game’ spotlights FirstEnergy’s corruption as Trump revives federal coal plant bailout the utility once lobbied for
The premiere of HBO’s new documentary “The Dark Money Game” shines a spotlight on FirstEnergy’s bribes-for-bailouts scheme in Ohio just days after President Trump revived a failed push to use federal emergency powers to bail out coal-fired power plants that FirstEnergy lobbied for extensively during Trump’s first term. “Ohio Confidential,” the first film in acclaimed director Alex Gibney’s two-part documentary series about money in American pol…
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