User:Steve Quinn/CPI Conservative Partnership Institute
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The Conservative Partnership Institute, also referred to as CPI, is a conservative nonprofit organization. The stated purpose of the CPI is the professional development of conservative staffers and elected officials.[1] It has bolstered MAGA notables such as Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) and Lauren Boebert (R-Colorado), with Mark Meadows as it current head, according to the Washington Post.[2]
Background[edit]
The organization was founded in 2017 by Jim DeMint. and he serves serves as chairman.[1][3] Mark Meadows joined as senior partner in January 2021.[4] The Save America PAC donated $1 million to the CPI.[5] A 2022 NPR investigation found CPI might be violating prohibitions on 501(c)(3) charities providing benefits to political parties (in this case, the Republican Party).[6]
Property purchases[edit]
Within a year limited liability companies connected to CPI purchased nine properties that are "steps" from each other other in Washington D.C. [2]Grid News refers to these companies as "shell companies."[7] The total purchase price for these properties is $41 million. These properties are located two blocks east of the United States Capitol building, which houses the U.S. Congress.[2] The purchased properties, which the CPI now controls, consists of "four commercial properties along a single Pennsylvania Avenue block, three adjoining rowhouses around the corner, and a garage and carriage house in the rear alley. CPI’s aim, as expressed in its annual report, is to transform the swath of prime real estate into a campus it calls 'Patriots Row'".[2]
The CPI president, Edward Corrigan, is the name appearing on the public documents related to the purchases. The names of the companies involved in the purchases are: Clear Plains Holdings, Brunswick Partners, Houston Group, Newpoint and Pennsylvania Avenue Holdings. The companies list Cameron Seward, CPI’s general counsel and director of operations, "as an officer on corporate filings, as well as CPI’s Independence Avenue headquarters as their principal address."[2] Seward's name also appears on the purchasing companies' incorporation documents.
References[edit]
- ^ a b Lahut, Jake (July 26, 2017). "DeMint launches new group to boost conservatives in Washington". Politico.
- ^ a b c d e Schwartzman, Paul (March 15, 2023). "Steps from the Capitol, Trump allies buy up properties to build MAGA campus". Washington Post. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
- ^ Karni, Annie (June 13, 2018). "Trump White House advertises at a Hill job fair amid staff exodus". Politico.
The fair is being hosted by the Conservative Partnership Institute, an organization founded by former Heritage Foundation president Jim DeMint last year.
- ^ "Mark Meadows joins Conservative Partnership Institute". The Hill. January 27, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
- ^ "Trump gave $1M to Meadows nonprofit weeks after Jan. 6 panel's creation". Cnbc.com. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
- ^ Tom Dreisbach (August 31, 2022). "Experts say a Trump-backed charity is pushing the boundaries of tax law". NPR.
- ^ Severns, Maggie, Steve Reilly, and Anna Deen (February 16, 2023). "Meet 'Patriot's Row': Mark Meadows' MAGA hub buys a multimillion-dollar chunk of 'the Swamp'". Grid News. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
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