Overview

• Adam Swart, CEO of Crowds on Demand, declined a roughly $20 million contract to recruit demonstrators for anti-Trump rallies
• He argued the planned mobilization would fall short of its goals, posing safety risks for participants
• Swart refused to identify who made the offer, citing client confidentiality to protect his business interests
• The ‘Good Trouble Lives On’ protests are set for July 17 at more than 1,600 sites nationwide to honor John Lewis’s legacy
• Critics of paid crowd services have intensified scrutiny over funding transparency as they question authenticity in modern political activism