All posts tagged "Campaign Finance Laws"

Donald Trump’s presidential campaign received a 79-page inquiry from the Federal Election Commission this week about excessive contributions, which isn’t unusual for him — he’s received such warnings before.

But what’s notable are the numerous miniscule donations — as little as one cent — to the man who famously boasts about his wealth. Those donors still managed to exceed the federal limit of $3,300 per person to a candidate per election, federal regulators told the Trump campaign.

The FEC lists 48 people who went over the limit while giving to Donald J. Trump For President 2024, Inc. during January....

A top House Democrat’s campaign committee was slapped with a $3,500 fine over a filing mistake made as the group grappled with a consultant’s death, according to Federal Election Commission records and a source close to the campaign.

The committee raising funds for U.S. Rep Jim Clyburn (D-SC) mistakenly filed a financial disclosure report in October 2022 that didn't include about $62,100 in disbursements, according to a letter from the FEC.

A source close to the campaign told Raw Story the committee, Friends of Jim Clyburn, didn't know the consultant who helped draft the filing was sick until after she had been hospitalized. ...

A loophole that allows political parties to bypass campaign finance limits now faces a new legal challenge from watchdog groups in Washington D.C.

Nonpartisan organizations Campaign Legal Center and OpenSecrets filed a lawsuit Monday against the Federal Election Commission, which they hope will create new disclosure rules for national political party committee accounts, according to a joint statement.

“National political party committees currently have free rein to hide information about funds added to and taken from supercharged, special-purpose accounts because of the FEC’s failure to require transparency,” said Campaign Legal Center President Trevor Potter. ...

Those who support Ron DeSantis are planning to move $86 million from his Florida state gubernatorial campaign to support his potential race for president, but a watchdog is questioning the legality of the move, according to a report.

DeSantis has yet to declare his run for the presidency, but he has positioned himself to run against Trump, who has in turn made DeSantis a frequent target of Trump's attacks, in person and on social media. In what appears to be the next step to make his candidacy official, those close to DeSantis are planning to transfer millions of dollars from the state political committee that helped him win his governor race, CNBC reports.

"[I]f DeSantis decides to run for president — as he is widely expected to do in the coming weeks — he is legally barred from dumping that war chest into his federal campaign coffer. That’s because federal law bans the transfer of state-level political funds to a national election," the article states. "Instead, the governor’s allies could try to transfer them to a pro-DeSantis federal super PAC, which is required to remain independent of his potential presidential bid. The Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the situation, has reported that those plans are underway."...

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker (R) may have to deal with another controversy, this time over failing to disclose who contributed to him financially.

Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain expressed his fondness for Charles and David Koch on Friday while appearing at an event partially funded by the billionaires.