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politics1 year ago•2 min saved

"Ted Cruz's Podcast Sparks Campaign Finance Complaints"

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz is facing a campaign finance complaint over allegations that he may have improperly directed over $630,000 from the company syndicating his podcast to a political action committee supporting his reelection bid, potentially exceeding the solicitation limit for a super PAC. The complaint, filed with the FEC by End Citizens United and the Campaign Legal Center, seeks an investigation into the payments, which were allegedly improperly reported as "other receipts." Cruz's podcast has been the subject of ethics questions, and the Truth and Courage PAC, dedicated to his reelection, has raised and spent over $7 million independently from his campaign. Cruz is facing a competitive race against U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, D-Dallas, in the 2024 election cycle.

via The Texas Tribune|

#campaign-finance #fec-complaint #podcast

politics1 year ago•3 min saved

"DNC Files FEC Complaint Against RFK Jr. Campaign and Super PAC for Ballot Access Collusion"

The Democratic National Committee has filed a Federal Election Commission complaint against Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s independent presidential campaign and the super PAC supporting him, alleging collusion in the effort to secure ballot access. The DNC claims that the super PAC, American Values 2024, is coordinating its activity with Kennedy's campaign in a way that violates federal campaign finance laws. Kennedy's campaign manager has dismissed the complaint as a nonissue raised by a partisan political entity, while the DNC has expressed concerns about the influence of individual mega donors like Tim Mellon, who has contributed to the super PAC.

via CBS News|

#ballot-access #dnc #fec-complaint

politics1 year ago•1 min saved

"DNC Files FEC Complaint Against Robert Kennedy Jr. and Super PAC for Alleged Illegal Coordination"

The Democratic National Committee has filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission, alleging that third-party candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and a supportive super PAC violated federal election law by unlawfully coordinating in a $15 million effort to collect signatures for state ballot access. The complaint argues that the super PAC's spending constitutes an illegal in-kind donation to Kennedy's campaign. In response, the founder of the super PAC called the complaint a desperate tactic to defame Kennedy, while Kennedy's campaign manager stated that the FEC complaint is a nonissue, as the campaign has a structure allowing volunteers to collect and submit signatures independently.

via The Washington Post|

#democratic-national-committee #election-law #fec-complaint

politics1 year ago•2 min saved

"DNC Files FEC Complaint Against RFK Jr.'s Campaign for Illegal Ballot Assistance"

The Democratic National Committee filed a complaint against independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s campaign and an allied super PAC, alleging that the campaign is benefiting improperly from the super PAC's efforts to qualify him for state ballots. The complaint asserts that the campaign is accepting an illegal contribution from the super PAC, in violation of federal law. Kennedy's campaign has only qualified for the ballot in Utah so far, but the super PAC has been funding ballot access efforts for him in multiple states. Kennedy and the super PAC have pushed back against the complaint, with Kennedy criticizing the DNC's actions and the super PAC's co-chair accusing the DNC of trying to deny people their voting rights.

via NBC News|

#ballot-access #dnc #fec-complaint

politics2 years ago•5 min saved

"FEC Complaint Exposes Coordinated Disinformation Campaign During Biden's 2020 Run"

Conservative organization America First Legal has filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission (FEC), alleging a coordinated disinformation campaign by Secretary of State Antony Blinken and 51 former senior intelligence officials during Joe Biden's 2020 presidential campaign. The complaint claims that the officials failed to disclose coordinated expenditures constituting in-kind donations related to the Hunter Biden laptop story, which they claimed was Russian disinformation. The complaint also alleges that the Biden campaign actively participated in drafting and disseminating a statement to discredit the laptop story, with the intent of aiding Biden's campaign.

via Fox News|

#coordination #disinformation-campaign #election-interference