Elections

MAGA Star Running for Office Raised Tons for Charity—and Then Sat on the Money for Years

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Conservative influencer C.J. Pearson raised about $170,000 for Black-owned businesses in 2020. He never really doled it out. And now he’s running for office.

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Illustration of CJ Pearson in front of image of George Washington on $1 bill.
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