Former chief aide to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, DN.Y., funneled six figures in donor funds from her political action committee into her own pocket for reported consulting work, all while spending minimal amounts on the PAC’s actual mission.
Corbin Trent, who previously served as a top aide to Ocasio-Cortez and helped push her into office, formed the No Excuses PAC after her departure as her communications director in 2019 and exited her campaign in 2020.
Trent launched No Excuses in 2021 with the goal of targeting senators Joe Manchin, DW.Va., and Kirsten Sinema, I-Ariz. But recent reports indicate that No Excuses is spending almost no money on its stated efforts.
Instead, Trent paid himself nearly $140,000 for reported management communications and consulting between February 2021 and September 2023, Federal Election Commission filings show.
Currently, Trent’s group has spent just $14,831 on radio ad buys targeting Manchin and Sinema, meaning his PAC has paid him ten times more for reported consulting services than it has spent on stated goals, the publication said.
Trent, who did not respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment, told the Daily Beast he earns money from television appearances, which he says further the PAC’s mission. However, the publication noted that he has made consistent payments to himself even when he does not appear on television.
Trent founded the Justice Democrats, which helped propel Ocasio-Cortez into office. AFP via Getty Images
Trent is out of the AOC campaign in 2020.
Before acting as an adviser to Ocasio-Cortez and later forming No Excuses, Trent co-founded the Justice Democrats, which were instrumental in propelling her to power.
The AOC’s office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
No Excuses has moved from a filibuster to what appears to be persuading President Biden not to run for a second term and asking for donations to do so.
“President Biden, you’ve accomplished more in three years than most two-term presidents,” No Excuses said in an ad posted to X. “But battleground state voters say they’ll vote for Trump if you’re the Democratic nominee.
“If you try to hang on to power, your legacy will be Donald Trump’s final destruction of our democracy,” the ad continued. “If you step aside, however, you will be remembered as one of the greatest presidents in history. Thank you, Joe. But now it is time to go.”
No Excuses reported just over $1,500 in the bank in its most recent filing and would not tell the Daily Beast how much it had raised as of today.
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