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MAGA Charity Paid Its Founder

Political Guyentist · August 1, 20261 min read

PROPUBLICA

Trump appointee Nick Adams’ civics charity paid him and his mother $587,279 in compensation and benefits in 2024—53% of its revenue—while federal filings showed almost no spending on schools, teachers or educational distributors. FLAG raised $7.7 million over a decade and did not respond to ProPublica’s questions.