The conservative journalist who led the charge in outing George

Stephanopolos donations to the Clinton Foundation has himself been

donating money to Donald Trumps presidential campaign, new FEC
fillings show.
Andrew Stiles, the digital managing editor of Washington Free Beacon, has
given $544.25 to Trumps presidential campaign, nearly all of it in the third
quarter of this year. Stiles occupation is listed as #1 TRUMP FAN on the
FEC filing.
The Free Beacon makes no secret of its conservative bias, and $500 is a
relatively small sum when compared to the $75,000 Stephanopolos gave to
the Clinton Foundation. But political donations of any amount are
nevertheless a rarity in an industry that prides itself on freedom from conflict
of interest.
In May, Stiles inquiries forced Stephanopolos, the ABC News anchor, to
acknowledge that he had made three $25,000 contributions to the Clinton
Foundation over a three-year period. Stephanopolos, who was a top aide to
Bill Clinton during his presidential campaigns and in the White House, later
apologized for his lack of disclosure and said he regretted making the
donations.
At Free Beacon, Stiles has written extensively on Trump and the 2016
presidential campaign generally. His most recent post about Trump suggests
that the Republican frontrunner won the Democratic debate by tweeting
about it. A previous post indicated that the recent chaos among House
Republicans was beneficial to Trumps presidential ambitions.
Neither Stiles nor Free Beacon editor-in-chief Matthew Continetti were
immediately available for comment on Thursday night.