Trump campaign files FEC complaint against Biden and Harris (Read 861 times)

Flapp_Jackson

BREAKING: Trump campaign files FEC complaint against
Biden and Harris over transfer of campaign funds

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Donald Trump's presidential campaign filed a complaint with the Federal Election
Commission on Tuesday against Joe Biden and Kamala Harris which accused the
president and vice president of violating campaign finance laws by transferring
Biden's campaign funds to Harris' campaign.

"Kamala Harris is seeking to perpetrate a $91.5 million dollar heist of Joe Biden’s
leftover campaign cash — a brazen money grab that would constitute the single
 largest excessive contribution and biggest violation in the history of the Federal Election
Campaign Act of 1971, as amended," David Warrington, the Trump campaign's general
counsel wrote in the complaint, per New York Times. He said that Biden and Harris
were "flagrantly violating the Act by making and receiving an excessive contribution of
nearly one hundred million dollars, and for filing fraudulent forms with the Commission
purporting to repurpose one candidate’s principal campaign committee for the use of
another candidate."

Warrington continued: "To date, Biden for President has provided no indication that
it will return or redesignate all of its general election contributions. Thus, each and
every general election contribution received by Biden for President is an excessive
contribution." In essence, he argued that Harris is not the Democrat's official nominee
yet and Biden cannot keep the general election funds he received if he is no longer
a general election candidate.

The lawyer asked for a prompt response from the FEC on the matter, as Harris "is in
the process of committing the largest campaign finance violation in American history
and she is using the Commission’s own forms to do it."
https://thepostmillennial.com/breaking-trump-campaign-files-fec-complaint-against-biden-and-harris-over-transfer-of-campaign-funds


The term Bait & Switch comes to mind. 

If the donors for Biden want their donations to go to Harris or not, they should have the option to 1) designate it officially on some FEC form, 2) request a refund thereby cancelling the donation entirely, or 3) get a refund from Biden then make whatever legal contribution to the Harris campaign they wish.

Trying to shuffle almost $100M from the Biden campaign to her campaign not only makes a huge assumption the donors want to contribute to her (the assumption being the two candidates are interchangeable), but it also creates a massive headache in the FEC reporting process.  Biden has all the records for his donors and the amounts, as required by law so the FEC knows the funds are legit.  Biden would have to give that information over to the Harris campaign so she's able to document sources of contributions to her campaign.

Private donor information and financial records should not be transferrable to another campaign without the express consent of the donor.

Ordinarily, campaigns that violate FEC laws get fined for their violations.  But, this is no ordinary situation.  They should know that the transfer of $91.5M is, in the eyes of the FEC, a gigantic donation from the Biden campaign.  How could it be viewed as anything else?  The amount involved is also unprecedented.  Larger dollar amounts that violate the law should involve larger penalties other than a slap on the wrist fine.

And these are the lowlife lawbreakers the dems want leading our country.  Two people elected as President and Vice President, yet they can't even bother to ask if something like moving $91.5M between campaigns is prohibited.

 :crazy:


The reasonable man adapts himself to the world;
the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself.
Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man.
-- George Bernard Shaw

ren

Re: Trump campaign files FEC complaint against Biden and Harris
« Reply #1 on: July 24, 2024, 08:45:39 PM »
Harris does not like Asians.
Deeds Not Words

Flapp_Jackson

Re: Trump campaign files FEC complaint against Biden and Harris
« Reply #2 on: July 24, 2024, 08:50:07 PM »
Three problems

Harris is on the campaign documents along with Biden.

Harris raised more money in one day than the entire balance of that account.

The FEC will never be able to research and respond until after the election is over. I guess this is another reason to claim the 2024 election is stolen and Dems cheat.

That's not how it works.  The FEC has to interpret the law and rule on it.  There are still FEC complaints unresolved from 2016. SO, even IF Harris can legally access the campaign's fund without Biden as part of the nomination or ballot, the short time to the election means they are going to do what they want and deal with any fallout after November.  Typical Democrat strategy.  Overwhelm the system to achieve your objectives.  Harry Reid lied, and all he had to say afterward was, "So?  We won."  I rest my case.

And the money Harris "raised" was the $90M+ that Biden donors put on hold before he dropped out.

Donors Withhold $90 Million Promised For Biden
In Latest Debate Fallout, Report Says

https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2024/07/12/donors-withhold-90-million-promised-for-biden-in-latest-debate-fallout-report-says/

She might have raised $1.5M, but not $91.5M.
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world;
the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself.
Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man.
-- George Bernard Shaw

Flapp_Jackson

Re: Trump campaign files FEC complaint against Biden and Harris
« Reply #3 on: July 24, 2024, 09:04:38 PM »
BTW, Harris may be a part of the Biden-Harris campaign now, but that campaign ended Sunday with Biden announcing he's no longer in the race,

So, how can she spend Biden-Harris campaign money when that registered campaign is gone?

We  aren't talking about survivor's rights on a bank account where the wife gets their joint assets.  Campaign finance rules are a lot different.

If this were allowed, then anyone could register a campaign under 2 names. Then when one loses the primary, the other gets to spend the combined contributions.

Don't think this is going to be ruled okay.
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world;
the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself.
Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man.
-- George Bernard Shaw

ren

Re: Trump campaign files FEC complaint against Biden and Harris
« Reply #4 on: July 25, 2024, 07:35:08 AM »
Harris is a racist
Deeds Not Words

astroboy

Re: Trump campaign files FEC complaint against Biden and Harris
« Reply #5 on: July 25, 2024, 03:07:28 PM »
Three problems

Harris is on the campaign documents along with Biden.

Harris raised more money in one day than the entire balance of that account.

The FEC will never be able to research and respond until after the election is over. I guess this is another reason to claim the 2024 election is stolen and Dems cheat.

You are absolutely correct that the dems cheat. You have to ask yourself how did she raise so many millions in just one day?
HMMM so if some rich oligarchs like Mr. Sorrows or Mr. Swab, waned to donate a huge amount of money he would have to do
so thru smaller and legal amounts under the name of someone else. Talk about other peoples money, check out the youtube
video by Neil Johnson. You too could be eligible for a refund for a donation made under your name.


 

changemyoil66

Re: Trump campaign files FEC complaint against Biden and Harris
« Reply #6 on: July 25, 2024, 03:11:33 PM »
You are absolutely correct that the dems cheat. You have to ask yourself how did she raise so many millions in just one day?
HMMM so if some rich oligarchs like Mr. Sorrows or Mr. Swab, waned to donate a huge amount of money he would have to do
so thru smaller and legal amounts under the name of someone else. Talk about other peoples money, check out the youtube
video by Neil Johnson. You too could be eligible for a refund for a donation made under your name.



Maybe they don't want to refund so bad because the sources cannot be traced back to refund.  Good way to get payoffs.