by The NRA’s Special Litigation Committee sent out a long letter on Sunday, December 1st. Among other things, it was an attack on Bill Bachenberg and Mark Vaughan who were accused of mischaracterizing the work of the Special Litigation Committee and the outside counsel Bill Brewer (and his associates). I am not going to go over the whole letter but one thing really jumped out at me.
The committee consisting of Bob Barr, Charles Cotton, and David Coy asserted:
Finally, the claim that Bill Brewer or other attorneys who worked on the NRA matter donated to Kamala Harris is false. While Brewer’s historic support for members of both parties is well-known, the Brewer Firm’s litigation team additionally includes several strong conservatives among its leadership.
With even the smallest political contributions being recorded by Federal Elections Commission, this assertion was easy to check. What I found is what most would expect of an attorney who donated to Hillary Clinton and Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke.
According to FEC records, Bill Brewer donated $250 to Harris for President on January 10, 2024. While it doesn’t say so, I imagine this contribution was originally made to Joe Biden and was transferred to the Harris campaign after he withdrew from the race.
The screen shot below is the record of Brewer’s contribution.
I guess one could argue that this contribution was not made by William A. Brewer III but rather his son, Will Brewer IV, who is an attorney and partner in the firm.
Nonetheless, in this election cycle, there were 17 contributions from those associated with Brewer, Attorneys and Counselors. 16 of these contributions were either directly or indirectly to Democrat candidates. The one exception was a $5 Winred contribution by Connor McKinney earmarked for Asa Hutchison. McKinney was an associate in the Dallas office who has since moved on to Wilson, Elser.
Below is the downloaded Excel file with all 17 contributions. I did edit it to remove home addresses.
So the question remains – who do you trust when it comes to reporting political contributions? Do you trust the assertions of the SLC or do you believe the records of the Federal Elections Commission with regard to political contributions are accurate?
I’ll let you make the call.