Trump campaign files election complaint to block Harris from Biden's $90 million war chest

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: UK Independent

1 hour ago


Donald Trump’s campaign has accused vice president Kamala Harris of committing a “heist” and a “brazen money grab” after she inherited President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign war chest.

Trump’s complaint with the Federal Election Commission on Tuesday accuses the president and vice president of running afoul of campaign finance laws by turning Biden’s now-ended campaign into the “Harris for President” campaign, allowing Harris to tap into more than $91 million in the campaign’s coffers.

After Biden ended his re-election campaign on Sunday, Biden notified the FEC that his committee was changing its name to Harris for President, with Harris as the beneficiary. But as Biden’s running mate, Harris was already sharing the campaign committee with the president, and legal analysts have doubted the arguments at the heart of Trump’s attempt to take the wind out of his rival’s sails.

The Trump campaign’s legal team is now accusing Harris of “seeking to perpetrate a $91.5 million dollar heist of Joe Biden’s leftover campaign cash — a brazen money grab that would constitute the single largest excessive contribution and biggest violation in the history of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended,” according to the complaint, which has been reviewed by The Independent.

Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-fec-complaint-biden-harris-b2584772.html

[emulatorloo]

1. Trump hires the best people n/t

[Drum]

2. Oh definitely 🙄

Is Alina Habba perhaps signed on as attorney-of-record on this, or another distinguished member of his stable of legal experts?
They are desperate and

[moonshinegnomie]

25. the my pillow guy can be his lawyer.....

[AltairIV]

4. Just being helpful

Someone needs to buy that idiot a dictionary with the word "best" highlighted.

[Deuxcents]

3. Typical Republican behavior. She just hauled in over 100 million on her own this weekend!

Republicans, especially TSF, got gobsmacked as their arrogance and game plan was to destroy Biden so they do the only thing they’re good at..run to the courts…which will be next after the FEC says he has no standing.

[DENVERPOPS]

20. Frankly

I am surprised the Republicans aren't asking the money be given to them! Their rationale??? and logic???? being,...... because if people didn't have Biden to donate the money to, then they most certainly would have given the donations to Trump..

That would make perfect sense to them, AND to the Republicans on the Supreme Court!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[KS Toronado]

39. Was thinking along the same lines Pops

They want the Supreme Court to tie the money up or find something Jesus said in the bible that
proves it should go to The Stupid F**ker.

[2naSalit]

5. Joke's on him...

$90 Mil won't matter in another week or two anyway.

[Freethinker65]

6. But expect SCOTUS to delay disbursement until after the election for only one reason, to help Trump.

Could Biden refund money to donors that they could they re-donate to Kamala pre convention and official nomination?

[babylonsister]

7. They're scared of her-I love it. But we knew this was going

to get ugly. Stand by, and go, Kamala!!!

[tanyev]

8. Man keeping money from down ticket candidates to pay his lawyers sez wut?

[LuckyLib]

23. Yes. My brother couldn't figure out why he was getting

a blizzard of Trumpster email. Then he realized he had donated to a down ticket local Repug in 2016. I told him, “Don’t you know all $$$ for Repugs flows up? As do the mailing lists!”

[ArkansasDemocrat1]

29. "Shit Floats Down Here" - Pennywise

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[Mother Of Four]

35. I need to learn to get coffee before going to the boards

I did NOT need to see this at 7 am LOL

Funny but yikes!

[mucifer]

9. I'm guessing it's more about trying to disturb the news cycle more than anything.

[agingdem]

10. So Trump thinks he can fuck with the Democratic Party and how we fund our candidates..

and Mike "porn monitor" Johnson is threatening to sue someone or something to force Joe Biden to rescind his withdrawal from the ticket.. ...the stench of flop-sweat fear is consuming the MAGA cretins...thoughts and prayers

[Jk23]

11. Rudy Giuliani could certainly use the gig. NT

[mtngirl47]

14. Disbarred in New York!

No gigs for Rudy!

[ArkansasDemocrat1]

30. "No Gigs for you, Two Years!" The Bar Nazi

[Cheezoholic]

12. First salvo fired while their ship is still listing. This is going to be a viscous election cycle I'm afraid n/t

[CapnSteve]

19. viscous indeed.

Thick and sticky. Lol. Seriously, I know what you mean and thank you for a moment of levity!

Go Kamala! Thank you Mr. President!

[Irish_Dem]

13. They assume everyone is a criminal like they are.

They cannot imagine people following the rules.

[Rebl2]

17. So very true

[moreland01]

15. Fortunately?

Election complaints, especially those that have to go thru the FEC, are RARELY heard in an expedient manner.

Either way, Kamala Harris has every right to those campaign funds.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

16. No lawsuit was filed. This is just a complaint filed with FEC

This complaint will not be resolved until long after the race is over

Link to tweet

https://www.npr.org/2024/07/23/g-s1-12807/harris-biden-fec-campaign-finance

Regardless, practically speaking, the question may be moot in the short term because of how long the Federal Election Commission takes to adjudicate complaints. Harris would almost certainly have access to the funds through the compressed campaign, and there’s little to nothing the FEC can do about it because of the timeline.

In fact, as some have pointed out, there are still open complaints to the FEC from the 2016 campaign.

In addition, Harris was always part of this committee and so should have access to the funds

“It doesn’t look that complicated to me,” Ellen Weintraub, a Democrat and vice chair of the FEC, said in a phone interview. She’s a longtime commissioner of the agency.

She points to the fact that Harris’ name was always on the statement of organization for the Biden presidential campaign committee as one of the candidates.

“The bottom line is it’s the same committee,” Weintraub said. “She’s always been part of that committee; she never had a separate contribution limit apart from this committee that her name’s already on. It’s not just me. Lawyers all over town seem to be saying the same thing. Someone could undoubtedly come up with a technical argument, and I would keep an open mind, but it doesn't seem all that complicated to me.”

[Silent Type]

26. Thanks. One of the legal "experts" on CNN confirmed that. Then, Axelrod said if Harris needs another $90 M

she could raise it in a week. Been a long time since CNN panels seemed enthusiastic. Of course, they’ll turn at some point.

[Bengus81]

38. That was my thought...us this latest Trump/RNC bull as a fund raiser and see how long it takes n/t

[ColinC]

18. Curious: have there been any FEC complaints on trump using campaign funds to pay legal fees?

Isn’t that a little more egregious than using campaign funds intended for a candidate -for that very same candidate??

[Deuxcents]

21. Good questions..

[Martin68]

22. I love the smell of MAGA desperation in the morning.

[ArkansasDemocrat1]

31. "it smells like...TrumpSteak Farts" -- Robert Duvall

[delisen]

24. I thought they are planning on ending government regulation nt

[OrlandoDem2]

27. So let's send Kamala another $100M tomorrow to make up for it!

[thinkingagain]

28. They where a package deal

Biden Harris 2024

[LudwigPastorius]

32. Get fucked, Shitler.

You're an addled, tired old man. Kamala is the future.

[mwb970]

33. Nice try, MAGA morons.

[MistakenLamb]

34. Says the guy who put a Trump in charge of the RNC purse

[Maeve]

36. First, it is not a "grab" if it is given

Second, how would that thing have standing in the case--is any of the money their contribution?

[Happy Hoosier]

37. All the smart folks I know talking about this...

... say there is no basis for this complaint.

She is already a candidate benefiting from the campaign. She never had a separate one. The money is already available to her.

[Burnnotice]

40. Republican Cheating

Republican Cheating to block Harris from Bidens war chest. I also read Chump wants to remove Harris from the ballot and put Biden on the ballot. Sounds like the Repugs are panicking and want to cheat in the Election.

[Rocknation]

41. Remember that complete immunity which Trump had the Surpreme Court give to all presidents?

Surely transferring campaign funds can be considered an "official act..."


Rocknation