Democratic PAC Files FEC Complaint Over Melania Trump's RNC Speech
Source: NBC/MSNBC
A Democratic super PAC has filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission charging that the Trump campaign broke federal election law by using his corporation to advance his presidential campaign.
The complaint was filed after Meredith McIver took the blame for cribbing parts of Michelle Obama's 2008 convention speech for Melania Trump's speech at the Republican National Convention Monday night.
The complaint, filed by a grassroots-based super PAC formed this spring called the Democratic Coalition Against Trump, says McIver's involvement in the speechwriting is a violation of campaign finance law because she has received no compensation from the campaign but is an employee of the Trump Organization. The campaign is expected to list all in-kind contributions of goods and services in campaign finance reports.
Read more: http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/2016-conventions/democratic-pac-files-fec-complaint-over-melania-trump-s-rnc-n614131
ffr
(22,671 posts)Going now into, what, day 4 of the RNC convention? Lawsuits, shouting and booing, protests, etc... Drumpf's got it all.
George II
(67,782 posts)..that they double checked all in-kind donations, even though it's still illegal for a candidate to accept any kind of contribtuion from a CORPORATION.
misterhighwasted
(9,148 posts)What else will be revealed by opening this can of worms.
Dig deeper please!
watoos
(7,142 posts)on my local right leaning blog site. Someone came up with an actual photo of her, 65 year old nice looking lady. I was berated for falling for such propaganda. I responded, can you blame me, I mean do you remember John Miller and John Barron? It isn't like this is the 1st time that Trump used fictitious people.
yardwork
(61,703 posts)LiberalLovinLug
(14,176 posts)If they ever did comment on this story, it would be "Democrats" or "Hillary" is attacking my campaign with a cheap political stunt, because that is all she's got!
And everyone who they WANT to swallow that will take the glass in both hands and guzzle.
This is why it is so difficult to fight against idiots and true believers.
groundloop
(11,522 posts)First Melania said that she wrote the speech herself. Then there were rumors about a campaign staffer who was behind it. Then all of a sudden Meredith McIver is to blame. So we have Melania shown to be a liar and tRump's organization being ignorant of campaign finance law not to mention totally disorganized and incompetent.
yardwork
(61,703 posts)Has she ever given an interview? Does anybody know who she is?
tinrobot
(10,916 posts)To get this mysterious person into a court of law... if she exists.
cynzke
(1,254 posts)With a FAKE twitter account. It contains FAKE PHOTO SHOPPED images. The twitter page is soooo amateurish. No way who ever is behind the twitter page is actually McIver, a professional writer. Then there is a fake second letter. The more you follow the twitter page, the more you realize there is something fishy about it. Check out the links to see faked photos.
http://bipartisanreport.com/2016/07/20/breaking-speechwriter-blamed-for-melanias-plagiarism-likely-a-fake-person/
Fake photo of McIver posing with Trump and wife.
https://james-wilkins.com/2016/07/21/mcivershop/
Fake photo of McIver wearing EXACT outfit with Trump in his office. New York Daily news presented this photo with the exact same McIver image, EXCEPT a woman is standing next to her not Trump.
Here is the crazy McIver twitter page. Scroll down where she is photo shopped in the background at the convention. Also scroll down and see the crazy tweet where she claims John Barron and John Miller (Trump) are wonderful people. LOL!
https://twitter.com/imeredithmciver
cynzke
(1,254 posts)mopinko
(70,215 posts)seems the lady doesnt even cast a shadow on the net. 1 day old fb page, 15 hour old wiki updates.
i call bullshit.
yardwork
(61,703 posts)Iliyah
(25,111 posts)liberal N proud
(60,344 posts)They will hold their nose and vote for the Con Man anyway.
bucolic_frolic
(43,286 posts)pays her salary?
Keep hammering on that stonewall
calimary
(81,466 posts)where ARE those tax returns, 'eh?
vkkv
(3,384 posts)NewJeffCT
(56,829 posts)did Trump actually forgive the loans to his campaign? He announced he was going to do that in June, but it was NOT on his initial June 30 filing. However, I think the complete filing wasn't due till yesterday.
RussBLib
(9,035 posts)for Trump to funnel most of the Trump campaign expenditures to Trump entities and Trump companies, but it sure stinks.
I can only imagine the uproar if Hillary's campaign did that.
I'm sure the Trumpophiles would think it's brilliant business.
Wednesdays
(17,408 posts)(If you're confused, see the other threads discussing Meredith McIver's existence, or possible lack thereof.)