It has raised $87 million over the last half dozen years — five times more than Project Veritas during that span, according to tax filings. The Mercer family, which donated $25,000 to Project Veritas through a front group in 2012, subsequently soured on Mr. O’Keefe. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyPublicly, Mr. O’Keefe has been defiant. Mr. O’Keefe’s group also has released hidden camera videos purporting to expose bias among employees of The New York Times. According to Sam Nunberg, a former adviser to Mr. Trump, the men first met in 2013, when Mr. Trump, who was then working to cultivate relationships with conservatives, summoned Mr. O’Keefe to Trump Tower.

Source: New York Times December 08, 2017 00:37 UTC