Meet the Partisans in This 'Nonpartisan' Good Government Group

WNYC News | Feb 13, 2018

Steve Bannon, Kellyanne Conway and Long Island billionaire Robert Mercer launched a group called Reclaim New York even before they helped put Donald Trump in the White House. Mercer's daughter Rebekah, also a conservative powerhouse, is active in setting policy.

Reclaim people say Bannon and Conway are no longer involved. They insist the group is a nonpartisan good-government watchdog that should be judged on its work, not its board members. But records show their staff are all the same political persuasion as their founders. Click on the link above to hear the full report. And click here to find part one of this two-part series.

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