David Brock — a Democratic operative and the founder of left-wing Media Matters, described by the Times as "Hillary Clinton's fiercest loyalists during her campaign against Mr. Trump" — partly funded the effort with $200,000. The other major donor uncovered in the report is longtime Hillary friend and fashion entrepreneur Susie Tompkins Buell, who paid a whopping $500,000 to fund potential accusers procured by Ms. Bloom.

Bloom "seized on the political potency of sexual harassment charges against Mr. Trump not long after he clinched the Republican presidential nomination," reports the Times. The attorney admits to reaching out to Clinton super PACs "for money to help her vet a sexual misconduct claim against Mr. Trump."