The long-running cloud over Stacey Abrams’ political machine still hasn’t cleared. In fact, it may be getting darker. The Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission confirmed this week that it is *still actively investigating* whether the New Georgia Project—a group Abrams founded and used as her political launching pad—illegally coordinated with her 2018 gubernatorial campaign and violated campaign finance law.
For a woman who has spent years painting herself as a champion of “voting rights,” the allegations couldn’t be more ironic.
Commission Executive Director David Emadi briefed the Georgia Senate Committee on Investigations, explaining that coordination between Abrams’ organization and her campaign remains an open and active probe. While some expected the star witness—scandal-plagued Fulton County DA Fani Willis—to appear at the hearing, she conveniently had a “scheduling conflict.” She is now expected to testify December 17 or 18, and Republicans have made clear they intend to scrutinize her office’s finances, hiring decisions, and the infamous romantic relationship with Nathan Wade, the man she hand-picked to prosecute President Donald Trump.
Abrams’ web keeps unraveling.
Back in 2018, the New Georgia Project *admitted* to illegal political activity—raising and spending money to influence the governor’s race and even a Gwinnett County transit referendum. Georgia law required the group to register as an independent campaign committee and disclose donors. Abrams’ organization did not. Instead, it operated like a shadow campaign arm.
The result? A historic $300,000 fine—the largest ethics penalty in Georgia’s history.
Despite the evidence, Abrams and her allies insist there was no coordination. But the facts keep piling up. Earlier this year, Republican senators approved a deep inquiry into the New Georgia Project following claims that a staggering $2 billion was improperly funneled through a network of left-wing environmental groups—one of which employed Abrams through late 2024.
Abrams, as usual, claims she’s the real victim—arguing she’s being “targeted” because her political strategies are just *too effective*. In reality, she’s angry because her political machine is finally facing accountability.
Meanwhile, the group she built is collapsing under the weight of its own misconduct. The New Georgia Project and the New Georgia Project Action Fund—both created by Abrams in 2013—announced they are shutting down entirely. Their downfall marks a major victory for election integrity and a big blow to Democrats who relied on the organization as a turnout engine.
And make no mistake: the group was a juggernaut. In 2018, during Abrams’ first failed bid for governor, it knocked on nearly 4 million doors. But behind that massive operation was a pattern of rule-breaking, secrecy, and political manipulation that finally caught the attention of investigators.
Now, with the organization dissolved, its leaders under scrutiny, and its founder facing renewed questions, the Abrams political empire looks less like a civil-rights movement and more like a sprawling, ethically compromised campaign arm that finally ran out of cover.
For Georgians—and for Americans who value clean elections—its collapse is long overdue.
