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mitty14u2

(1,015 posts)
Fri Dec 2, 2016, 03:02 PM Dec 2016

FEC goes after Donald Trump for more than 1,000 violations of campaign finance laws



With mounting evidence and growing complaints that Donald Trump’s presidential campaign improperly coordinated with supportive super PACs during the election, calls for the Federal Election Commission to take action have only grown louder. Now it appears that the government’s electoral watchdog is finally making the first steps.

On Sunday, the FEC sent a letter to the Trump campaign flagging more than 1,000 potentially illegal mistakes in the campaign’s October latest filing. In the letter addressed to Trump campaign treasurer Timothy Jost, the FEC warned that hundreds of Trump’s donors exceeded the $2,700 contribution limit. In total, the FEC said Trump’s presidential campaign accepted almost 1,100 donations totaling about $1.3 million that appear to have violated campaign finance laws.

While the notice from the FEC doesn’t necessarily implicate Trump’s campaign in illegal activity, it does demand Trump refund any donations over the legal limit within 60 days.

“If any apparently excessive contribution in question was incompletely or incorrectly disclosed, you must amend your original report with the clarifying information,” the FEC wrote to the Trump campaign.

http://www.salon.com/2016/11/21/fec-goes-after-donald-trump-for-more-than-1000-violations-of-campaign-finance-laws/

This seemed to slip by the Media, Trusting Trump will be the demise of America!
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FEC goes after Donald Trump for more than 1,000 violations of campaign finance laws (Original Post) mitty14u2 Dec 2016 OP
No problem. He'll just have the Trump Foundation send them a check. Arkansas Granny Dec 2016 #1
Crooked Donald. blue neen Dec 2016 #2
Nothing will come of this. Blue Shoes Dec 2016 #3
and conveniently wait until after the elections to get moving. drray23 Dec 2016 #4

drray23

(7,629 posts)
4. and conveniently wait until after the elections to get moving.
Fri Dec 2, 2016, 05:15 PM
Dec 2016

This has been known for months. It was barely reported by the media.

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