Digg on the Democracy Integrity Project and Penn Quarter Group The work of Daniel J. Jones 1 of 2
contains important point on the funding of PQG and the "$50 million by 7 to 10 wealthy donors from New York and California" NOT TDIP'
Fusion GPS-linked group backed by George Soros has been investigating President Trump
https://dailycaller.com/2018/09/26/george-soros-funded-fusion-gps/
December 13, 2018
A mysterious nonprofit group backed in part by George Soros and linked to Fusion GPS has been investigating President Trump and possible Russian interference.
The Daily Caller reports that just days after Trump’s inauguration, a nonprofit organization started up in Washington, D.C.,
their goal was to continue a private investigation into the president’s alleged ties to Russia.
The organization called “the Democracy Integrity Project” founded by Daniel J. Jones – a former Senate Intelligence Committee staffer
hired the opposition research firm Fusion GPS and dossier author Christopher Steele as part of the initiative, Jones told the FBI in March 2017.
Only a few details of the Democracy Integrity Project have come out over the nearly two years since its founding.
It’s been confirmed that George Soros gave “the Democracy Integrity Project” at least $1 million and is considering giving more.
The Democracy Integrity Project’s articles of incorporation – obtained by The Daily Caller News Foundation –
shows that a white-collar defense attorney worked with Fusion GPS in the past and a former State Department official were also on the group’s board of directors.
MEET THE BOARD OF THE FUSION GPS-LINKED GROUP INVESTIGATING TRUMP
https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/12/democracy-integrity-trump-fusion/
12/12/2018
Documents obtained through a public records request show that Adam Kaufmann, a partner at the firm Lewis Baach Kaufmann Middlemiss,
and Dafna Hochman Rand, the former deputy assistant secretary of state in the bureau of democracy, human rights and labor,
are listed along with Jones as Democracy Integrity Project board members.
Rand is listed on the initial registration for the Democracy Integrity Project, which was filed on Jan. 31, 2017.
Her LinkedIn profile says that she worked at the State Department through January 2017, though the exact date of her departure is unknown.
Rand is not listed as a board member in a March 31, 2017, filing, suggesting that she left the organization shortly after joining.
It is unclear what work Kaufmann has done for Democracy Integrity Project since its founding, or even if he remains affiliated with the nonprofit group.
The organization’s work overall has remained a mystery, but there is some indication that the group has been behind negative stories about Trump alleging illicit ties to Russia.
Jones provided the most insight into Democracy Integrity Project’s activities during an interview with the FBI in late March 2017.
He also revealed some of his group’s secrets that same month to Adam Waldman, a lawyer who has links to several players in the Russia saga, including Steele,
Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chairman Mark Warner, and Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska.
Jones, who also operates a consulting firm called Penn Quarter Group
Jones, who also operates a consulting firm called Penn Quarter Group, told the FBI that he hired Fusion GPS and Steele with the goal of “exposing foreign influence in Western elections.”
He claimed he had received $50 million in funding from a consortium of between seven and 10 wealthy philanthropists.
Jones sent text messages to Waldman suggesting that his organization was behind several anti-Trump news stories.
In a text message introducing himself as being with the Democracy Integrity Project, Jones told Waldman that “Chris wanted us to connect,” seemingly referring to Steele.
“Our team helped with this,” Jones wrote in a text that linked to a March 17, 2017, article from Reuters about Russian investments in Trump’s Florida real estate properties.
Waldman told TheDCNF that Jones told him in a meeting in March 2017 that he was working with Fusion GPS. He also claimed to have received funding from Soros.
The Soros funding was confirmed by The New York Times in a report on Oct. 31. A spokesman for the billionaire told the newspaper that he had given $1 million to Jones’ group
and was considering donating more.