“How Jack Smith May Charge Trump PAC with Fraudulent Fundraising Within the Bounds of First Amendment”
Ciara Torres-Spelliscy at Just Security.
Category Archives: campaign finance
“‘I could sell golf’: How DeSantis and aides courted lobbyists for campaign cash”
WaPo:
When Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis took office in 2019, his political team made a list of the state’s top 40 lobbyists and about 100 of their “Suggested Clients to target” for political contributions, according to a fundraising document reviewed… Continue reading
“Spiraling Legal Bills Threaten Trump With a Cash Crunch”
NYT:
Donald J. Trump’s legal problems aren’t just piling up — his legal bills are, too.
New financial reports show that the former president’s various political committees and the super PAC backing him have used roughly 30 cents of every… Continue reading
“DeSantis, With a Subtle Maneuver, Hides His Small-Dollar Donations”
NYT:
When WinRed, the company that processes nearly all online Republican campaign contributions, recently released its enormous trove of donor data for the first half of the year, donations were conspicuously absent for one presidential candidate: Gov. Ron DeSantis of… Continue reading
ELB Book Corner: Mary Zielger: “Abortion and Overcoming Popular Will”
I am pleased to welcome Mary Ziegler to the ELB Book Corner, author of the new book, Dollars for Life: The Anti-Abortion Movement and the Fall of the Republican Establishment (Yale, 2022). Here is the final of three posts:… Continue reading
ELB Book Corner: Mary Zielger: “Transforming the Republican Party”
I am pleased to welcome Mary Ziegler to the ELB Book Corner, author of the new book, Dollars for Life: The Anti-Abortion Movement and the Fall of the Republican Establishment (Yale, 2022). Here is the second of three posts:… Continue reading
Arizona: “Petersen and Toma in court filing aim to quash Prop 211”
Capitol Media Services:
With efforts by one set of foes already rebuffed, the state’s top Republican lawmakers are making their own bid to quash a new state law designed to shine a light on “dark money.”
In a new court… Continue reading
ELB Book Corner: Mary Zielger: “A New Look at the Path to Dobbs”
I am pleased to welcome Mary Ziegler to the ELB Book Corner, author of the new book, Dollars for Life: The Anti-Abortion Movement and the Fall of the Republican Establishment (Yale, 2022). Here is the first of three posts:… Continue reading
“After Paying Lawyers, Trump’s PAC Is Nearly Broke”
NYT:
Former President Donald J. Trump’s political action committee, which began last year with $105 million, now has less than $4 million left in its account after paying tens of millions of dollars in legal fees for Mr. Trump and… Continue reading
“The FirstEnergy scandal shows everything that could go wrong with companies’ political spending in 2024”
Allison Herren Lee and Bruce Freed oped in Forbes:
When the Cleveland Browns removed the scandal-tarnished name of FirstEnergy from their football stadium, it symbolized how far the Ohio utility’s good reputation had fallen. The name change followed guilty… Continue reading
“$60 Million Refund Request Shows Financial Pressure on Trump From Legal Fees”
NYT:
The political action committee that former President Donald J. Trump is using to pay his legal bills faced such staggering costs this year that it requested a refund on a $60 million contribution it made to another group… Continue reading
“The Mystery of How Tim Scott’s Campaign Is Spending Its Millions”
NYT:
[Sen.] Scott entered the 2024 race with a war chest of $22 million, and his campaign raised $5.8 million from April through June. In that same time, he laid out about $6.6 million, a significant clip — but… Continue reading
“DOJ Will Not Pursue Campaign Finance Charge Against Sam Bankman-Fried”
Forbes: “The Justice Department will not pursue a campaign finance charge against Sam Bankman-Fried as part of an effort to adhere to the legal obligations of the FTX founder’s extradition from the Bahamas.” You can find the letter here… Continue reading
“FEC asked to investigate flower shop’s $500,000 contribution to super PAC backing Suarez’s 2024 bid”
AP:
A government watchdog group is asking federal regulators to investigate a $500,000 contribution to a super PAC backing Miami Mayor Francis Suarez’s presidential bid, citing possible campaign finance laws violations.
The nonpartisan group Campaign Legal Center said… Continue reading