The Federalists hold an outsized influence over judicial nominees in the GOP, and over legal philosophy in the party. Leonard Leo seems to have a bit of Wayne La Pierre in him as accounts of a lavish lifestyle have spread. The organization itself is awash in money, and there are further questions about to which organizations Leo is pushing that vast pile of money towards.
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