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Georgia AG quits chair of prosecutors' group in riot fallout JEFF AMY, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail FILE - In this Nov. 3, 2020 file photo, Georgia attorney general Chris Carr speaks in Atlanta. On April 16, 2021, Carr resigned his post as chairman of the Republican Attorney Generals Association, citing “fundamental differences” with other top prosecutors in the direction the group should take following its promotion of the Jan. 6 “Stop the steal” rally that immediately preceded the riot at the U.S. Capitol. (Branden Camp/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)Branden Cam...

February 15, 2021 - 2:41pm American Juris Link, a new right-wing legal center with close ties to the State Policy Network, is actively working to track and support right-wing legal challenges to upend COVID-19 health restrictions, fight workers' rights to unionize, and coordinate legal strategies and amici. Originally registered as an independent nonprofit under the name "Litigators for Liberty" in late 2019, American Juris Link (AJL) was "incubated by the State Policy Network" (SPN) based on "extensive strategic planning" and "input from leading litigators and philanthropists," according t...

On Monday, CNBC reported that the Black Conservatives Fund, a super PAC that Robert Mercer gave $150,000 to in 2014, promoted the march on Capitol Hill. Alexander, one of the siege organizers, was a former “senior adviser” to the Black Conservatives Fund. In 2017, the Mercers gave $200,000 to the Gatestone Institute, which has advanced theories about a stolen election. The following year, they gave $8.1 million to DonorsTrust, which recently donated $1.5 million to white nationalist hate group VDARE, which has also advanced evidence-free theories surrounding the 2020 election results....