Koch brothers accuse Obama campaign of intimidation tactics

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Billionaire conservative activists Charles and David Koch said President Obama’s reelection campaign is trying to intimidate people by demanding to see a donor list for their group, Americans for Prosperity (AFP).

The accusation is the latest volley in an ongoing war of words between the two camps.

Phillip Ellender, president of public affairs for the Koch Companies, sent an open letter to the Obama campaign last week after campaign manager Jim Messina accused the Kochs of bankrolling “Tea Party extremism” and profiting from “jacking up prices at the pump.”

Ellender disputed both counts, and said AFP is funded by “tens of thousands of members and contributors from across the country.”

The Obama campaign challenged the group to prove it by releasing its donor list.

“While President Obama and Messina demand lists of our supporters so they can broaden their attacks to include more private American citizens, AFP protects the identity of donors precisely because of the type of intimidation, smears, and vindictive personal attacks repeatedly launched by the president’s team on those who disagree with their big government agenda,” AFP said in a news release.

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