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Conservative activist spending billion-dollar donation

Season 2023 Episode 76 | 5m 23s

Last August, conservative activist Leonard Leo received the largest political donation of all time, $1.6 billion. Before that, Leo was known for his role in reshaping the Supreme Court. Now, we are learning more about how he is using this massive pot of cash. Lisa Desjardins discussed the latest with Andrea Bernstein of ProPublica.

Conservative activist spending billion-dollar donation
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Randall Park on his directorial debut and Asian American representation in Hollywood
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