The Trump Team Is Pushing a False FEC Deadline to Raise Cash
Source: LawNewz.com
The Trump campaign seems to have its dates mixed up. In a recent campaign fundraiser text, the presidents son Eric Trump said they had to beat a pressing FEC deadline. The problem is, the quarterly date for presidential campaign isnt for months.
Heres the tweet from a reporter with The Center for Public Integrity. He obtained the text:
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Please continue to help us by Contributing NOW before 11:59 p.m. TONIGHT! it read.
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Indeed, the next FEC deadline for presidential campaign committees comes Oct. 15. It covers the period through Sept. 30. The Trump campaign filed at the last deadline, July 15.
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Read more: http://lawnewz.com/high-profile/uh-why-is-the-trump-team-talking-about-this-false-fec-deadline/
Here are the two tweets from reporter Dave Levinthal:
Fake fundraising text from @EricTrump. There is no "end of month deadline" for Trump campaign. It files quarterly. Next deadline: Oct. 15.
Trump campaign has chosen quarterly filing this year. It remains a quarterly filer until it formally changes its filing frequency to monthly