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November 7, 2019

ProPublica: Pence's Office Meddled in Foreign Aid Money to Favor Christians
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A new Pro Publica investigation reveals how Vice President Mike Pence's
office interfered with foreign aid programs in order to reroute the
money to Christian groups abroad, particularly in Iraq. The
investigation reveals how longtime officials worried that the White
House interference in USAID funding programs could be unconstitutional
because it favored one religion - Christianity - over others. The
officials also worried that perceptions that the U.S. was favoring some
religious groups could worsen sectarian divisions in Iraq.


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