A Major Democratic Donor on Money, Politics, and Kamala Harris’ Tough Road Ahead

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Chris Cuomo

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🗓️ 13 August 2024

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Influential Democratic fundraiser John Morgan (founder, Morgan & Morgan law firm) joins Chris Cuomo to discuss his decades of political fundraising for prominent figures like Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, and Joe Biden. Morgan shares his perspective on the current state of campaign finance, the effects of Citizens United, and his concerns about Kamala Harris’s candidacy. He also offers a surprising take on why he believes Donald Trump might win the next election. Through candid stories and insider knowledge, Morgan provides a revealing look at how money drives political power and what it means for the future of American democracy. Follow and subscribe to The Chris Cuomo Project on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube for new episodes every Tuesday and Thursday: https://linktr.ee/cuomoproject Join Chris Ad-Free On Substack: http://thechriscuomoproject.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Do you want to know the truth about how money works in politics? Do you want to be in the room where it happened?
0:07.0	Oh boy, do I have the guest for you? I'm Chris Cuomo. Welcome to the Chris Cuomo Project.
0:12.0	John Morgan.
0:14.0	Now you Google that name and Morgan and Morgan is going to come up,
0:18.0	the largest personal injury firm syndicate in the country, okay?
0:25.0	Probably in the world.
0:27.0	And when you have a lot of money,
0:28.3	you know what you become important in politics.
0:30.8	And John Morgan has bundled a lot of money for the Democrats and
0:36.1	Republicans but he can take you inside the process of how money works in politics
0:41.9	conversations with Pelosi, about Bill Clinton, about Barack
0:46.1	Obama, about his concerns with Trump, about what's happening with Harris and Biden and how
0:52.1	it happened from a perspective that you never hear in politics, not a pundit, not a former, not an administration guy, the money guy.
1:02.7	And he's going to tell you why the most dangerous, insidious,
1:08.8	poisonous money in politics is not illegal money.
1:14.0	It's legal money.
1:16.3	Wow, let's to say it is a true pleasure. You blew up my show, you blew up the internet.
1:31.0	People were so moved, is the right word, by your candor and your
1:38.8	honesty in the assessment. So let's give people some shape to your experience in politics.
1:44.8	How long have you been active in politics?
1:48.6	Really active, I would say, Clinton 1996.
1:55.0	I had served on the Finance Committee.
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