Stephen Colbert’s super PAC, Making a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow has raised more than $1 million since getting a green-light from the Federal Election Commission last June. Making a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow has managed to find hilarity in the minutiae of campaign finance – and revealed its inner workings to millions of Americans. But none of this would’ve been possible without Trevor Potter, Colbert’s attorney and former FEC Commissioner. Trevor Potter is the former FEC Commissioner and an attorney at Caplin and Drysdale, and joins the program to discuss who has been funding super PACs that back specific candidates.
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