MONEYBOMB, Part 1: JD Vance’s Supreme Court Plot

MONEYBOMB, Part 1: JD Vance’s Supreme Court Plot

From Lever Time by David Sirota

October 16, 2025 · 21 min · Season 6 · Episode 1

About this episode

David Sirota uncovers conservatives’ plan to deregulate the campaign finance system and their efforts to legalize bribery.

Most Americans want to overturn Citizens United v. FEC , the landmark 2010 Supreme Court decision that unleashed unlimited corporate spending on U.S. elections. But two new cases before the high court — including one spearheaded by now-Vice President JD Vance — are instead set to expand that ruling and turn America into a kleptocracy. For the next several episodes of Lever Time , we’re taking a deep dive into Citizens United and how it’s transformed our lives. In this first episode, David Sirota uncovers conservatives’ plan to deregulate the campaign finance system, their efforts to legalize bribery, and what options we have to stop them. Click here to pre-order our new book, MASTER PLAN: The Hidden Plot to Legalize Corruption in America. Get ad-free episodes, bonus content and extended interviews by becoming a member at levernews.com/join . To leave a tip for The Lever , click here . It helps us do this kind of independent journalism.

People in this episode

Host: David Sirota

Topics covered

  • campaign finance
  • Citizens United
  • Supreme Court
  • political corruption
  • deregulation
  • bribery

Keywords

  • Citizens United
  • JD Vance
  • Supreme Court
  • campaign finance
  • political corruption
  • deregulation
  • bribery

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Organizations: Citizens United v. FEC, MASTER PLAN, The Lever, levernews.com

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