FEC Hits Trump With 233 Pages Of Prohibited Contributions
Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2019 7:03 pm
https://www.politicususa.com/2019/06/03 ... tions.htmlTrump is doing his best Nixon slush fund impression as the FEC has hit the president with 233 pages of campaign contributions that are prohibited, excessive, and impermissible.
The FEC notified Trump that, “An individual or a political committee other than an authorized committee or qualified multi-candidate committee may not make a contribution(s) to a candidate for federal office in excess of $2,800 per election. An authorized committee may not make a contribution(s) to a candidate for federal office in excess of $2,000 per election. A qualified multi-candidate committee and all affiliated committees may not make a contribution(s) to a candidate for federal office in excess of $5,000 per election. The term “contribution” includes any gift, subscription, loan, advance, or deposit of money or anything of value made by any person for the purpose of influencing any election for federal office. (52 U.S.C. § 30116(a) and (f) (formerly 2 U.S.C. § 441a(a) and (f)); 11 CFR § 110.1(b), (e) and (k)).
Read FEC’s letter to the Trump campaign: