FLASHBACK: Incoming Dem National Convention Chair Accused of Diverting Funds to Illegal Clinton Shadow Campaign

Longtime Clinton confidante ‌Minyon⁤ Moore ⁢tapped to lead 2024 convention

The⁣ incoming chairwoman of the 2024 Democratic national convention‌ was once accused by federal prosecutors ‍of steering funds‌ to an illegal shadow ​campaign for Hillary Clinton.

Minyon Moore, a longtime ​Clinton ⁤confidante and consultant ⁢at Dewey Square⁢ Group, ‍has been tapped to lead the convention in Chicago next summer.

DNC chair Jaime Harrison said⁤ Moore was ‌selected due‍ to her organizing experience and ability to run ‌a “turnkey operation,”‍ according to Politico.

Moore’s connection to the Clinton shadow campaign came to light in a 2014 federal indictment of ‍Washington, D.C., businessman Jeffrey ‌Thompson. ⁢According to court​ records, ⁤Moore “asked ⁤Thompson to fund street teams that would‌ be paid to ‍assist‍ [the Clinton campaign] during upcoming ⁣primary elections.” Thompson agreed to finance canvassing operations in multiple states—activities that​ weren’t disclosed to‌ the Federal‌ Election Commission.

Moore,‌ who is identified only as ⁣”Individual A” in the court documents, was never charged in⁣ the case. But ‍Thompson, who was also accused in ⁢the ​indictment of running an off-the-books campaign for former D.C. ‍mayor Vincent Gray in​ 2010, pleaded guilty ⁤to campaign finance violations. Thompson said he poured ⁣over ⁢$600,000‍ into pro-Clinton canvassing operations in the Texas, Pennsylvania,​ North Carolina, Indiana, and Puerto⁢ Rico Democratic primary races.

The‌ choice of Moore‍ to lead the convention comes as both Republicans and Democrats have‍ warned of election integrity⁢ issues.⁤ Republicans have raised concerns about the increase in ​mail-in ​ballots in 2020, and ‍many ‌state Republican legislators have called for stronger⁣ voter ID laws. Meanwhile, Democrats have ‍warned‍ about ‍foreign election interference ⁣from ​adversarial countries like Russia.

Moore’s ⁢firm Dewey Square Group did not respond to a request for⁤ comment. ⁢The Democratic ‌National⁣ Committee did not⁣ respond ⁢to a request for comment.

Clinton went on to hire⁢ Moore again as an adviser during the 2016 campaign. President Joe Biden also tapped‌ Moore to advise ​ him on his selection process for nominating ​a black woman to the⁤ Supreme Court last year.

A spokeswoman for ⁤the Dewey‍ Square​ Group told the ⁣ Washington Free‍ Beacon in ⁤2016 that⁤ the allegations against Moore “proved not to be⁢ accurate” and “Ms. Moore conducted herself, as ​she always has, not only in full compliance with the law but in accordance​ with the highest ethical and professional standards.”

Moore told Politico ​last week that ⁢she was “thrilled” by her⁤ selection as‍ convention ‌chair.

“I am ‌grateful to ⁤the team members who have ​already been working hard, and know that through their⁤ work, and ‍the strong team ‍we continue to build, that this convention ⁤will be a success,” ⁤she said.

The convention ‍is scheduled to take‍ place next August in Chicago, a city that is facing surging crime and a mass exodus ‌ of ​tax-paying citizens.