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- ↑ Romboy, Dennis. "How a conservative political group with Utah ties scored a $1.6B donation". deseret.com. Deseret News. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- ↑ O’Brien, Rebecca Davis. "Group Tied to Influential Conservative Activist Spent $183 Million in a Year". nytimes.com. The New York Times. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- ↑ Schott, Bryan. "A new conservative nonprofit group received one of the largest donations in history. Why is the organization headquartered in Utah?". sltrib.com. Salt Lake City Tribune. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
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