Revealed: $280m ‘dark money’ spent by US Christian Right groups globally
Lawmakers say scale of spending – particularly by Trump’s lawyers and allies – is ‘alarming' and call for urgent action to increase transparency
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Published in:50.50: InvestigationInteractive: Explore US Christian Right ‘dark money’ spending globally$280m in ‘dark money,’ 28 organisations, seven different regions – the US Christian Right’s global influence visualised
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