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A former top aide to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, D-N.Y., funneled six figures in donor funds from his political action committee into his own pockets for reported consulting work, all while spending minimal amounts on the PAC's actual mission. Corbin Trent, who previously acted as a top aide to Ocasio-Cortez and helped propel her into office, formed the No Excuses PAC after his departure as her communications director in 2019 and exiting her campaign in 2020. Trent launched No Excuses in 2021 with the goal of nuking the Senate filibuster by targeting senators Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Kirsten Sinema, I-Ariz....

The political action committee founded by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's (D-NY) former communications director is revamping its mission to urge President Joe Biden not to seek reelection in 2024. Corbin Trent, who served as AOC's communications director until March 2020, started the No Excuses PAC in 2021 to abolish the filibuster and pressure centrist Senate Democrats to adopt progressive policies. Now, the No Excuses PAC's website shows a large photo of Biden with the phrase "Thank you, Joe. Now it's time to go," and the organization is promoting ads encouraging the president to step aside and allow another Democrat to take...