Lindy Li Alleges Harris Burned $500 Million on Consultants in $2.5 Billion Campaign
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 25
Lindy Li Alleges Harris Burned $500 Million on Consultants in $2.5 Billion Campaign
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 25
Summary
$500 million-plus of Kamala Harris’ 2024 war chest went to four media contractors, former Democratic fundraiser Lindy Li said, calling the operation a “pyramid scheme” that enriched consultants as the campaign collapsed.
Li said fundraising totals were inflated by internal credit-sharing rules that let recruiters claim up to $250,000 of others’ donations, poach donors and double-count money, allowing some operatives to post $10 million without equivalent new fundraising.
15% off-the-top media fees were a bigger “grift” than headline political scandals, Li said, describing an insular network tied to campaign chair Jen O’Malley-Dillon and candidate allies.
Li also accused the campaign of wasteful spending — including $350,000-a-night Las Vegas Sphere ads, Gulfstream flights, Ritz-Carlton stays and tote bags — while neglecting battleground needs in Philadelphia and Pennsylvania.
Li, who says she lost access after questioning Joe Biden’s fitness, argues donors gave as much as $2.5 billion in seven weeks out of fear of Donald Trump while party insiders “played along.”