Washington, D.C. — New reporting has revealed that Leonard Leo, the architect of the right’s most sprawling and secretive dark money operation, has quietly dissolved his flagship nonprofit, the Concord Fund, and replaced it with a constellation of newly named groups already funneling millions into 2026 midterm races.
James Comer has made a career out of manufacturing outrage over the legitimate work of progressive nonprofits and civil society organizations. But the most prolific dark money operator in Republican politics is restructuring his empire in broad daylight, shuffling names, obscuring donors, and steering millions to Republican committees, and Oversight Republicans can’t be bothered to care.
In response, Congressional Integrity Project Senior Advisor Kyle Herrig released the following statement:
“James Comer has spent years weaponizing his gavel against nonprofits and civil society groups on the left. But Leonard Leo, the single biggest dark money kingpin in American politics, is busy rewiring his secret money machine ahead of the midterms, and Comer has nothing to say. Leo’s operation has funneled tens of millions in untraceable dollars into elections, and his groups keep changing their names specifically to make it harder for Americans to follow the money. Comer and his colleagues are dressing up partisan attacks as oversight while giving a free pass to the shadiest operation in Republican politics.”
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