Politico: “But Paul Ryan, a lawyer at the Campaign Legal Center, said the FEC’s regulations on coordination and republication of candidate materials are ‘crystal clear,’ and that Restore Our Future is violating them regardless of where they purchased the footage. It also doesn’t matter, he said, that the ad footage comes from a past election cycle.”

Having looked at the relevant regulation and background, I think Paul’s right.

What would be the consequences if the FEC goes after Restore our Future for the violation?  The group may eventually be be fined.  But so what?  That’s the beauty of these Super PACs.  They are unaccountable and will disappear after the election.  Any complaint won’t get decided before the election.