​Kamala Harris established an LLC called Pioneer 49 last month in California, according to her presidential campaign's financial disclosure. The disclosure describes the company as an "entity to assist the former vice president," Politico reported. ​Pioneer is Harris' code name used by the Secret Service. And she was the 49th vice president. Barack Obama too used his code name Renegade to create the organisation Renegade 44 when he left office.
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