[6][7][8][9] The super PAC has garnered attention and notoriety for only spending about 0.3 percent of its budget to support Democratic Party political candidates,[10] while also engaging in "self-dealing.
[14] In October 2016, the group filed a complaint with the US Federal Bureau of Investigation against Trump adviser Roger Stone for colluding with Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections.
[16] In May 2017, the Democratic Coalition paid for a billboard in Devin Nunes' district, as a direct challenge to GOP members largely avoiding town hall meetings during the height of the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections.
With a cast of celebrities, the group aimed to amplify breaking news and accounts related to impeachment and counter disinformation using paid advertising.
Other notable task force members were musician Stefan Lessard, authors Grant Stern and Lea Black and former tennis player Martina Navratilova.
"[18] In February 2021, the Coalition criticized Marjorie Taylor Greene, accusing her of threatening and intimidating another Republican member of Congress who indicated they might vote for impeachment.
[20] In a fundraising appeal, Democratic Coalition touted the group's filing of a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for Trump's correspondence with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
[11][12][13] Specifically, the Coalition and Dworkin personally had been accused of spending an unusually high percentage of the money on additional advertising to raise even more funds.