With this Trump administration action, corporations and foreign entities have been granted legal access to funnel contributions through non-profits without disclosure of whom donated what or how much - not exactly "draining the swamp".
The IRS will no longer ask the NRA and other nonprofit groups to disclose donors.
"The United States government is making it easier for “dark money” donors to keep their contributions, well, in the dark. The Treasury Department on Monday said it planned to end requirements that certain tax-exempt organizations identify their financial contributors on their tax returns."
"The decision means groups such as the National Rifle Association, Planned Parenthood, and the AARP will no longer have to tell the IRS who’s giving them money."
"Since the Citizens United Supreme Court decision in 2010 that held political spending is a form of protected speech under the First Amendment, the IRS has been flooded with applications from groups seeking 501(c)(4) status. A number of well-known organizations have it, including the Democratic Socialists of America, Americans for Prosperity, and the NRA."
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/7/17/17581384/irs-dark-money-nra-maria-butina-donors
The IRS will no longer ask the NRA and other nonprofit groups to disclose donors.
"The United States government is making it easier for “dark money” donors to keep their contributions, well, in the dark. The Treasury Department on Monday said it planned to end requirements that certain tax-exempt organizations identify their financial contributors on their tax returns."
"The decision means groups such as the National Rifle Association, Planned Parenthood, and the AARP will no longer have to tell the IRS who’s giving them money."
"Since the Citizens United Supreme Court decision in 2010 that held political spending is a form of protected speech under the First Amendment, the IRS has been flooded with applications from groups seeking 501(c)(4) status. A number of well-known organizations have it, including the Democratic Socialists of America, Americans for Prosperity, and the NRA."
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/7/17/17581384/irs-dark-money-nra-maria-butina-donors