What Companies Can Learn from Law Firms About Political Retaliation
When retribution from the Oval Office threatens the nation’s legal system, there is cause for worry in C-Suites across America.
CZ claps back against ‘baseless’ US plea deal allegations
“While the companies making these contributions may be seeking a favorable regulatory environment, these political donations further erode public trust and expose companies to legal, reputational, and business risks…”
US rise of cryptocurrency and fall of regulation pose ‘profound risks’ – report
A new report warns of “profound risks” in American politics as cryptocurrency companies increase their political spending and Donald Trump oversees regulatory retreat while promising to create a “crypto strategic reserve”.
Risky Return: The True Price of Crypto’s Political Spending Spree
This report from the Center for Political Accountability sheds light on electoral spending by public companies heavily involved in the emerging cryptocurrency fields. The report traces tens of millions of dollars in targeted political spending and links that spending to concrete risks, caused by this spending, that affect already embattled companies.
Misleading political spending disclosure allege to run afoul of the securities laws
What is a 501(c)(4) organization? According to The 2024 CPA-Zicklin Index of Corporate Political Disclosure and Accountability, IRC section 501(c)(4) exempts from federal income tax “certain civic groups and nonprofit organizations, whose primary purpose is to promote social welfare.”
Donald Trump’s Inauguration: The Millions Are Flowing
“With Donald Trump, everything is transactional and based on his animosity towards people. Some companies donate to gain access, while others do so for protection,” Bruce Freed explains
Toyota and Meta slipped close to Mr. Trump. The Meaning of ‘donation to the presidential inauguration’
“Every company is lining up to ‘buy favors,’” said Bruce Freed, CPA President.
Trump’s inaugural fund has a record $170M US in donations. Why corporations are so eager to give
“The donations to the inaugural fund are basically to gain favour and to gain access,” said Bruce Freed, president and co-founder of the Center for Political Accountability
The Corporate Underwriters Trilogy
The 2024 trilogy of reports by the Center for Political Accountability— Corporate Underwriters and the Democracy Gap, Courting Risk: Corporate Underwriters & State Attorneys General, and Corporate Underwriters: Where the Rubber Hits the Road executive summary.
Boards Increasingly Toss Political Issues to Nom-Gov Committees
The high risk of getting political spending wrong makes it ripe for focused oversight, said Bruce Freed, president of the Center for Political Accountability.