The Young Turks raise more than $500,000 to fund investigative journalism

The Young Turks team is gearing up for the Trump administration.

The progressive online news program announced Wednesday that it has raised more than $500,000 to help fund four new  investigative journalist teams. Their end goal is to raise $2 million. 

With the funding, The Young Turks were able to bring on Sirius XM's Nomiki Konst as an investigative reporter and the New York Daily News' Shaun King as a news correspondent.

Cenk Uygur, host of The Young Turks, made the announcement on his news show (above) Wednesday.

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