Dark Money Groups, Ethics Complaints May Cloud Stacey Abrams’s VP Prospects

Dark Money Groups, Ethics Complaints May Cloud Stacey Abrams’s VP Prospects
Former Democratic leader in the Georgia House of Representatives and founder and chair of Fair Fight Action Stacey Abrams testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 25, 2019. Alex Wong/Getty Images
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Democratic presidential frontrunner Joe Biden recently hinted at possibly selecting former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacy Abrams as his vice presidential running mate if he wins the party’s nomination.
But Abrams, who blames voter suppression for her 2018 loss, is facing a state ethics complaint about alleged “unlawful coordination” with outside dark money groups, which are nonprofit groups that aren’t required to publicly disclose donors.