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Leaked Docs Suggest Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker Illegally Raised Corporate Donations

An explosive new report by The Guardian reveals the extensive influence of corporate cash in U.S. elections through third-party groups that do not have to disclose their donors. It is based on 1,500 leaked court documents from an investigation by Wisconsin prosecutors into possible illegal fundraising by Republican Governor Scott Walker for the third-party group, Wisconsin Club for Growth. A conservative majority of Wisconsin’s Supreme Court halted the investigation last July before any charges were filed, and ordered all evidence from the investigation to be destroyed. But at least one copy of the documents survived. "Democracy Now" speaks with Ed Pilkington, chief reporter for The Guardian US, who used the files for his report, "Because Scott Walker Asked."

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