Super PACs for Christie to Get Around the Dodd-Frank Rules?

Interesting nugget in Playbook today:

“Many of the bankers [Gov Chris Christie] counts as supporters live in New Jersey and are familiar with him from his two campaigns for governor. But all that familiarity could be at least a technical problem. When the Dodd-Frank reform measures passed three years ago, campaign finance laws were broadened to prohibit employees at investment firms from supporting candidates with whom their firms might do business. Christie allies told us this can be avoided by creating a super PAC that will be the repository for Wall Street money; campaign finance lawyers aren’t so sure. …

This is an issue which has not been on my radar.  Looking forward to learning more about it.

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