WEBVTT - Alana Goodman talks to Armstrong & Getty

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<v Speaker 1>Armstrong and Getty Show. So while he's talking collusion, inclusion, inclusion,

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<v Speaker 1>I think in oversight we should be talking about taxes, taxis, taxes,

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<v Speaker 1>and his bank account, his bank account, his bank account.

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<v Speaker 1>There you go, AOC. While while Mueller's talking about collusion, collusion, inclusion,

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<v Speaker 1>we should be talking taxes, taxes, taxes, and uh so

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<v Speaker 1>the declusion things just over. That's that's, that's, that's done.

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<v Speaker 1>It's onto the A. But AOC is one of the

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<v Speaker 1>people leading the charge. Lovely well, he's hot. Campaign finance

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<v Speaker 1>crimes are a big deal. She better wake up and

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<v Speaker 1>smell the charges. There is an accusation that her chief

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<v Speaker 1>of staff illegally moved almost a million dollars in campaign

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<v Speaker 1>contributions in a weird off. The book's way and a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of goodman is Uh writing about it for The

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<v Speaker 1>Washington Examiner alt a and investigative political reporter. Welcome, how

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<v Speaker 1>are you? I'm great? How are you doing well? Good?

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you very much for spending a couple of minutes

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<v Speaker 1>with us today, So it tell us what he's being alleged.

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<v Speaker 1>So yesterday, the National legaland Policy Center, which is a

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<v Speaker 1>government watch dog group, they failed an SEC complaint against

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<v Speaker 1>Comngresswoman Okaza Cortes and her chief of staff should I

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<v Speaker 1>cut Chakra Party, uh, And the complaint alleged that the

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<v Speaker 1>group campaign finance laws by failing to properly disclosed payment.

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<v Speaker 1>And this was an arranged meant that you know. As

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<v Speaker 1>part of this arrangement, Chackoberti appears to have funneled over

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<v Speaker 1>a million dollars from two federal packs that he set

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<v Speaker 1>up into two private companies that he controlled. And he

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<v Speaker 1>packs said that the money was being used for campaign work,

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<v Speaker 1>But there is really no way of knowing how it

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<v Speaker 1>was actually spent because corporations don't have to disclose what

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<v Speaker 1>they're spending money on. On like packs. So he formed

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<v Speaker 1>a couple of packs. They raised a bunch of money,

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<v Speaker 1>and then they paid almost a million dollars to a

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<v Speaker 1>private company that he happened on. Yes, they raised about

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<v Speaker 1>three point three million dollars during this time period. UM.

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<v Speaker 1>Mainly small donors. UM. These are you know, progressive activist

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<v Speaker 1>types who gave twenty dollars, thirty dollars, you know, a

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<v Speaker 1>small small money announced UM. And that was a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of money to raise about a million dollars of that

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<v Speaker 1>money was then sent to to corporation that her chief

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<v Speaker 1>is well now now she's staff. He was not her

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<v Speaker 1>chief of staff at the time. UM. But that chapter

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<v Speaker 1>party controlled and we don't really know what happened that money.

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<v Speaker 1>It was. It was disclosed in the SEC filings as

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<v Speaker 1>payments for strategic consulting. UM. But if they're paying enough

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<v Speaker 1>Stormy Daniels to any chance of that, everybody's paying off

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<v Speaker 1>Stormy Daniels. UM. So that was a key detail. You

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<v Speaker 1>just to mention there that Uh, he wasn't chief of

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<v Speaker 1>staff when this happened for AOC, but he is now. Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>a problem for him. That sounds like that's a problem

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<v Speaker 1>for him. It's a small problem for her. And that

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<v Speaker 1>turns out I just hired a person that's a crook,

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<v Speaker 1>but he didn't do that to benefit her. Then if

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<v Speaker 1>it happened before he was even well, it's it's interesting

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<v Speaker 1>and certainly we don't know how much you know, she

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<v Speaker 1>was aware of this, but one of these packs, um,

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<v Speaker 1>she was actually a board number of It was actually

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<v Speaker 1>just the two of them that was okay, do Cortez

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<v Speaker 1>and Chaker Party were the two board members of the

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<v Speaker 1>Justice Democrats attack and that was well you know this,

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<v Speaker 1>well this is happening. So it's again unclear what she knew,

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<v Speaker 1>but this is something that the SEC can take a

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<v Speaker 1>look at. And then early in the campaign when they

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<v Speaker 1>didn't have much money her her boyfriend was on the

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<v Speaker 1>payroll and got paid thousands of dollars for it's not

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<v Speaker 1>clear what um, and they'll look into that. But so

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<v Speaker 1>I I read your piece in this excellent I was

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<v Speaker 1>clicking around and Fox News covered this and they quoted

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<v Speaker 1>a handful of people, Um, some of the more conservative

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<v Speaker 1>leaning are saying it's it's clearly illegal and a problem.

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<v Speaker 1>But then they asked other people like the former FEC

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<v Speaker 1>Associate General Council Um and he said it was a

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<v Speaker 1>total mystery why you would establish an LLC rather than

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<v Speaker 1>simply create a normal venture like a consulting business and

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<v Speaker 1>do it on the books, and um, yeah, I mean

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<v Speaker 1>that's what people will do all the time in Washington.

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<v Speaker 1>You know. You start a consulting firm and you work

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<v Speaker 1>for campaigns and they pay you, and that's that's how

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<v Speaker 1>it works, right, So it's a little odd to do

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<v Speaker 1>it where you're starting a pack and then raising money

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<v Speaker 1>through that and then starting a company and paying that

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<v Speaker 1>company for consultant. Has there any chance that any of

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<v Speaker 1>this fits into the explanation Trump like that she had

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<v Speaker 1>no belief she was going to win. I mean, never

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<v Speaker 1>never even crossed her mind that she was gonna win.

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<v Speaker 1>So well, I did, the money was being handled, wasn't

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<v Speaker 1>being paid attention to? Yeah, I mean I do think

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<v Speaker 1>that it did kind of as a surprise to some people.

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<v Speaker 1>But um, you know, I think that we'll just have

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<v Speaker 1>to see whence the SEC starts looking into this, because honestly,

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<v Speaker 1>we just don't know. And that's what that's what was

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<v Speaker 1>I think. So, you know, surprising to campaign finance attorneys

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<v Speaker 1>who I spoke to about this, and people who have

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<v Speaker 1>worked at the SEC because they're like, this is just

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<v Speaker 1>so odd. It's just a really weird arrangement, and we

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<v Speaker 1>have it's totally opaque, and you know, so she has

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<v Speaker 1>made dark money and her opposition to dark money at

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<v Speaker 1>big issues. So it's also there's also that, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, this is the ultimate you know, dark money machine.

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<v Speaker 1>When you're using a corporation, um, you know, putting campaign

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<v Speaker 1>funds into a corporation, so we can't see what you're

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<v Speaker 1>spending that right. I only have one more question for you,

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<v Speaker 1>So what sort of stuff do you usually usually investigate?

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<v Speaker 1>We're looking for a new person that we go to

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<v Speaker 1>regularly from the Washington Examiner, and we're thinking you might

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<v Speaker 1>be the person. What sort of stuff you usually writing about? Yeah?

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<v Speaker 1>I do? I do. I do politics? Um, yeah, money,

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<v Speaker 1>money in politics, issues and the presidential campaigns as well.

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<v Speaker 1>What's your favorite sports team? We'd like to get to

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<v Speaker 1>know you a little bit. What's your favorite sports team

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<v Speaker 1>you're putting? I don't have one. What's your favorite TV?

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<v Speaker 1>Go go Hillary Clinton on US? I don't know. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know what my my favorite TV show? I guess

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<v Speaker 1>I really like The Haunting at Hill House. I know,

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<v Speaker 1>that came out a little while ago, and that's like

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<v Speaker 1>that that was I that acceptable answer. Seawan, our TV

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<v Speaker 1>guy says that's unacceptable. Well done a lot of I

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<v Speaker 1>think that was one of the best in a while.

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<v Speaker 1>Well at his number four thirty on my list of things,

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<v Speaker 1>I absolutely must watch a lot of Goodman's an investigative

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<v Speaker 1>reporter for the Washington Examiner. Really great to talk to you.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you, all right, we'll talk again, so listen. I

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<v Speaker 1>wanted to get to this quote. Former FEC Associate General

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<v Speaker 1>Council for Policy Adav note Um, who is not a

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<v Speaker 1>partisan guy, said it was a total mystery to him,

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<v Speaker 1>my Chakra party had established an LLC seemingly to take

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<v Speaker 1>money from the pack rather than simply create a normal

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<v Speaker 1>venture like a consulting business. Certainly it's possible to use

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<v Speaker 1>an LC or other kind of and then he goes

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<v Speaker 1>through a bunch of different ways you could do it.

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<v Speaker 1>He said, what's so weird about this situation is that

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<v Speaker 1>the pack that disturbed dispersed so much of its money

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<v Speaker 1>to want entity that was so clearly be affiliated with

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<v Speaker 1>the pack. Usually that's a sign of what's known as

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<v Speaker 1>a scam pack um. He but then he says, on

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<v Speaker 1>the other hand, it might be innocent because this would

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<v Speaker 1>be such an obvious way to to commit it. Nobody

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<v Speaker 1>would be dumb enough to do it then to get

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<v Speaker 1>to the court I really wanted to give you. On

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<v Speaker 1>the other hand, their explanations don't make a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>sense on their face. I read their explanation multiple times

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<v Speaker 1>and I still don't understand it. If you started wanted

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<v Speaker 1>to start a business to provide services to campaigns, many

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<v Speaker 1>of those are organized as ll season. He's all your services,

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<v Speaker 1>so he says, he just he can't even understand what

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<v Speaker 1>they're trying to say they were doing. So who knows

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<v Speaker 1>this Docter Pardi guy is a Silicon Valley gazillionaire, super

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<v Speaker 1>progressive financier of progressive campaigns. He ought to have some

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<v Speaker 1>idea what he's doing. He is not a babe in

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