Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) has shelled out large sums in campaign money this election cycle for security despite him having close ties to liberal dark money groups aligned with the “defund police” movement, filings show.
Warnock’s campaign dished out roughly $1 million between January 2021 and October 2022 to five security firms, according to Federal Election Commission filings reviewed by the Washington Examiner. At the same time, however, the Georgia Democrat has been endorsed by several dark money nonprofit organizations that have supported defunding law enforcement.
The bulk of the campaign money went to Executive Protection Agencies, an Atlanta-based limited liability corporation. The group received about $997,000, whereas a combined $2,870 was paid to Taylor Security, the Gorilla Group, T4 Enterprises, and K9 All Systems, filings show. Read more…
