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7/ If you know more about Nick Adams, FLAG, or any questionable nonprofit, I can be reached at (908) 409-1662 and kali.bomeli.reporting@gmail.com

6/ We asked Nick Adams (and his mother) for comment. He did not respond to a detailed list of questions. If you want to see the full story, please click here: www.propublica.org/article/trum...

5/ FLAG’s filings show no evidence of any such payout, either. One donor even complained to the Better Business Bureau.

4/ And then there’s the sweepstakes. FLAG has raised most of its money by offering a chance to win $1 million. We looked for any evidence FLAG did the proper registration for operating a sweepstakes. We couldn’t find it.

3/ While Adams didn’t take a salary in FLAG’s first 3 years, by 2024, he and his mother, Angelika Adamopoulos, were paid a combined $587,279 — 53% of everything FLAG raised that year. One nonprofit expert calls this a “yellow flag” for self-enrichment.

2/ Adams’ group, The Foundation for Liberty and American Greatness, has raised $7.7M since 2016. FLAG publishes books like the Student’s Constitution and Freedom vs. Socialism. But I found that very little goes to K-12 kids. Instead, a lot goes to… Nick Adams. And his mom.

1/ This is Nick Adams. He’s a big deal in MAGA world. He’s got 638K followers on X and 2.1M on Facebook. President Trump even appointed him to a role at the State Dept. But when I started digging into Adams' nonprofit for "civics" education, something didn't look right ... 🧵