March 18, 2022: Scoop — Shelby spending millions to boost Britt

As Rep. Mo Brooks’ (R-Ala.) Trump-endorsed Senate campaign sputters and the Alabama GOP primary descends into chaos, Sen. Richard Shelby is making his move. 

Our Burgess Everett and Natalie Allison scoop that Shelby is “preparing to pour as much as $6 million into the race by transferring his campaign coffers into a super PAC supporting Katie Britt,” his former aide who is running for the Senate seat.

“‘I’m going to give it all away sooner or later. I’m going to help her, transfer it to a super PAC,’ said Shelby, who has nearly $10 million in his campaign account and more than $6 million in a separate leadership PAC. He added that Britt is ‘doing well right now. Mo Brooks is dropping, you see that.’”

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