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Campaign Finance

Rufus Gifford
William D. Cohan • August 7, 2024

Katzenberg’s Batman

My candid chat with Rufus Gifford, son of the legendary banker, and now Jeffrey Katzenberg’s partner in shaking the money tree and “creating connectivity” between the donor world and the Harris-Walz campaign.
Theodore Schleifer • April 25, 2023
Will Katzenberg Lead Biden’s $2B Machine?
Jeffery Katzenberg, a Hollywood mogul with gravitas in fundraising circles from a decade or two in the trenches.
Sure, there is a presidential election to think about… but in the meantime, the biggest race in American politics is for the job of Biden’s national finance chair. And the second biggest? His finance director.
Theodore Schleifer • January 6, 2023
A New Clue in S.B.F.’s Washington Scandal
s.b.f.
Prosecutors are investigating donations made by Nishad Singh, the Democratic mega-donor and S.B.F roommate who could maybe bury his former ally—or join him on the firing line.
Sam Bankman-Fried
Theodore Schleifer • December 22, 2022
The S.B.F. Campaign Finance Whodunnit, Part 2
Further news and notes on the Sean McElwee-S.B.F. saga, and the campaign-finance scandal of the moment.
Koch brothers
Theodore Schleifer • November 30, 2021
Inside the Dems’ Dark Money Machine
Neither party's functionaries admit it, but the line between philanthropy and politics has been obliterated. The upshot is that even more money is moving into the shadows.