“Transparency is meant for the government, not for private individuals,” says @Koch_Industries head lobbyist.
*of course the gov't has granted tax exempt status to — & recognized a public interest in regulating — the organizations to which these private individuals are donating. https://t.co/sRNOGXcFEq— Kenneth P. Vogel (@kenvogel) July 17, 2018
It was the sunshine of disclosure that would sanitize the corporate contributions to the political process. That was the excuse that justified Citizens United.