“Small-dollar donors could hold the balance in 2020”
Kate Ackley for Roll Call.
Category Archives: campaign finance
9th Circuit Panel Struggles with Constitutionality of Federal Ban on Foreign Contributions in State and Local Elections
Josh Gerstein for Politico:
The federal government’s claim that it has the authority to ban foreigners from voting and donating in state and local elections prompted sharp questioning from a federal appeals court panel this week.Three 9th Circuit judges heard… Continue reading
“DOJ Probes Whether Fugitive Financier Supplied Donation to Trump Re-Election Effort”
WSJ:
The U.S. Justice Department is investigating whether $100,000 donated to a Trump-related political fundraising committee originated from a fugitive Malaysian businessman alleged to be at the center of a global financial scandal, according to people familiar with… Continue reading
“Election Watchdog Hits Jeb Bush’s Super-PAC With Massive Fine for Taking Money From Foreign Nationals”
Mother Jones:
The Federal Election Commission has hit Right to Rise USA, the super-PAC that backed Jeb Bush’s 2016 presidential bid, with a record fine for accepting a seven-figure donation from a company owned by Chinese nationals who were in… Continue reading
Attorney Who Negotiated with Michael Cohen Over Stormy Daniels Payments Said Payments “Done for Political Reasons”
ABC News interview:
Keith Davidson, the former attorney for adult-film star Stormy Daniels and Playboy Playmate Karen McDougal, detailed his role in negotiating hush-money deals to keep both women quiet about alleged affairs with Donald Trump, claiming a… Continue reading
“Campaign Finance Group to 2020 Dems: Disavow and Shut Down All Super PACs”
Daily Beast:
The fight over big money in the 2020 Democratic primary is reaching a new pitch on Friday with an open letter from advocates aimed at presidential candidates benefiting from a single-candidate Super PAC.End Citizens United, the Progressive Change… Continue reading
“A mysterious payment to Paul Manafort’s lawyer reveals a hidden chapter of Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign”
A lot going on in this CNBC story by Christina Wilkie.
“Speaker Says Assembly No Longer Supports Public Campaign Financing, Downplays Other Reforms”
Democrats in New York state government back off of campaign finance reform now that they’re in power.
“Only One Roadblock on the Road to Reform: Mitch McConnell”
The NY Times Editorial Board calls
HR 1 the “Merrick Garland of reform legislation.”
H.R. 1 Coverage Roundup
House Passes H.R. 1
Final vote: 234-193.
UPDATE: The text of the whole thing [will be] here. (As of 7:30pm ET on 3/8/19, the only text appears to be from an earlier version: the version actually considered is a combination of this… Continue reading
Federal Prosecutors Agree to Drop Charges Against Rep. Schock
A deferred
prosecution agreement says that charges
(including tax fraud, wire fraud, and theft of funds based on misappropriation
of Congressional and campaign funds for personal use) will be dropped against
Rep. Aaron Schock if he repays $68,000 and pays… Continue reading
ShouldTrumpRun.com
Ciara Torres-Spelliscy digs
into what testing the waters in 2011 might have taught the President about
corporate contributions and campaign finance law.
“Michael Cohen sues Trump Organization for legal fees resulting from Mueller probe, porn star lawsuit”
This
ought to be fascinating. Not least
because if it goes anywhere, it may actually shed some light on what Cohen and
the Trump Organization actually thought was legal representation and what was
not. There’s been an awful lot… Continue reading