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Trump-Musk interview a 'brazen' violation of federal election laws: FEC complaint

Trump-Musk interview a 'brazen' violation of federal election laws: FEC complaint

A Democratic-aligned political action committee filed a complaint with federal election regulators accusing Donald Trump, his campaign and the social media site X of violating federal election laws during Trump's interview with tech billionaire Elon Musk.

Trump's lengthy interview with Musk on Monday "violated" federal rules banning corporations from making contributions to federal candidates, and barring federal candidates from accepting such contributions," alleged the complaint filed Tuesday by the group End Citizens United.

The group said the interview "amounted to a virtual campaign event for Donald J. Trump financed by X."...

‘Front group for the Republican Party’: activists demand IRS strip Trump-tied nonprofit of tax status

‘Front group for the Republican Party’: activists demand IRS strip Trump-tied nonprofit of tax status

Democrat-supporting activists have accused the Donald Trump-aligned Conservative Partnership Institute of operating as an arm of the Republican Party and is now demanding the Internal Revenue Service revoke its tax-exempt status.

A letter from End Citizens United, sent today and obtained by Raw Story, asks the IRS to immediately begin an investigation, citing what it says are blatant violations of federal rules regulating non-profit charitable organizations’ participation in politics.

A Conservative Partnership Institute official called for curtailing voting on college campuses, same-day voter registration and automatic mailing of ballots to registered voters at a Republican National Committee donor retreat, according to a Washington Post story last month....