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AZProgressive

(29,322 posts)
Mon Mar 14, 2022, 02:36 PM Mar 2022

Democratic group accuses Trump of breaking campaign law by not formally announcing 2024 run

The Democratic super PAC American Bridge accused former President Trump of breaking campaign finance laws on Monday, citing his spending on political funds without officially launching a presidential bid.

The group told The New York Times that it is filing a formal complaint with the Federal Election Commission and using the former president's own words in the complaint.

“He should have to adhere to the law in a way that all other candidates do,” the group's president, Jessica Floyd, told the publication. “When he says ‘I’m going to do it a third time,’ that’s not flirting. That’s more than a toe dip.”

American Bridge specifically pointed to a quote Trump made last year in which he said, “I know what I’m going to do, but we’re not supposed to be talking about it yet from the standpoint of campaign finance laws."

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/598109-democratic-group-accuses-trump-of-breaking-campaign-law-by-not-formally

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Democratic group accuses Trump of breaking campaign law by not formally announcing 2024 run (Original Post) AZProgressive Mar 2022 OP
He thinks he is cheating so cleverly that he has to brag about it or nobody will notice Walleye Mar 2022 #1
Good 4Q2u2 Mar 2022 #2
No law applies anymore. SoonerPride Mar 2022 #3
K&R Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2022 #4
He won't announce until he has to... Ohio Joe Mar 2022 #5
He's above the law. bif Mar 2022 #6

Walleye

(31,002 posts)
1. He thinks he is cheating so cleverly that he has to brag about it or nobody will notice
Mon Mar 14, 2022, 02:38 PM
Mar 2022

Of course everybody knows that’s why he hasn’t announced yet

 

4Q2u2

(1,406 posts)
2. Good
Mon Mar 14, 2022, 02:39 PM
Mar 2022

If we cannot chop his head off in one fell swoop then let him die the death of a thousand cuts.
Every miss step he takes, some group should be putting paperwork on him.

Ohio Joe

(21,748 posts)
5. He won't announce until he has to...
Tue Mar 15, 2022, 01:16 PM
Mar 2022

As long as he does not, he can use those contributions for pretty much anything but once he does announce he gets limited. So he'll scam the marks for as long as he can.

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