A recent report found that current Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi [Bimbo #2] Noem once accepted payment from a dark money group during her time as governor, raising concerns over possible violation of ethics requirements.
According to the report from ProPublica, while Noem was serving as governor of South Dakota in 2023, she received a payment of $80,000 from the dark money political group American Resolve Policy Fund (ARPF), which was funneled to her personal company Ashwood Strategies.
But when it came time to file her annual income disclosure form after President Donald Trump appointed her head of DHS, she chose not to include the payment.
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While it’s not unusual for a politician to work with nonprofits and other groups to raise funds to assist their political efforts, it is unusual for one to take a cut for themselves – and even more questionable for them not to report it.
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Several experts told ProPublica that Noem’s actions are “a likely violation of ethics requirements,” and critics on social media have called it clear signs of corruption.
We have a corrupt president with a corrupt DHS secretary — is anyone surprised?