Watchdog group accusesClinton of election law violations

[Marthe48]

I just saw this on Yahoo. Article by Michael Isikoff


LINK: https://www.yahoo.com/news/watchdog-group-accuses-clinton-campaign-of-election-law-violations-214054242.html

A nonpartisan watchdog group Thursday called for a federal investigation of Hillary Clinton’s campaign committee, accusing it of illegally accepting millions of dollars worth of “opposition research” and other assistance from Correct the Record, an outside super-PAC, in violation of U.S. election laws.

The Campaign Legal Center also filed complaints with the Federal Election Commission to initiate probes of Donald Trump’s campaign, and two super-PACs backing it, for similar violations of laws barring “coordination” between political campaigns and outside groups.

But the Campaign Legal Center’s detailed 52-page complaint against Hillary for America and Correct the Record — part of the sprawling political empire run by Clinton backer David Brock — is likely to get special attention, given Clinton’s repeated advocacy of campaign finance reform. She has vowed to “curb the influence of big money in American politics” and to push for a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United — the controversial ruling that opened the door for groups such as Correct the Record to accept unlimited donations to benefit political candidates.

Correct the Record, which has taken in over $6 million in this campaign from hedge-fund executives, plaintiffs’ lawyers and other wealthy donors, has effectively become a “parallel shadow” arm of the Clinton campaign, said Larry Noble, who served for 13 years as the chief legal counsel for the FEC and is now chief counsel of the Campaign Legal Center. “They’re training people [for the Clinton campaign], they’re doing research for it. They’ve really pushed the envelope in this case, and ripped it open.”

[alfredo]

1. None of these will be settled before the end of the year.

[RBInMaine]

3. Probably hypersensitive bogus shit without merit. Just accuse everyone of everything.

[alfredo]

9. They usually slap them with a fine and make them return the money

I'm sure the campaigns have the cash

[RBInMaine]

2. Just accuse everyone of everything. Yawn......

[rbrnmw]

5. exactly my thoughts

why even post this?

[Proud Liberal Dem]

11. "Hillary!

I accuse you!"

[Equinox Moon]

4. very unfortunate, even if it goes nowhere

[stopbush]

6. Calling for an investigation of Hillary's campaign committee, not Hillary herself.

Another big yawn that will go nowhere.

[rbrnmw]

7. I see what you are doing here

the Primary is over btw just passing that on, like you are passing this story on.

[emulatorloo]

8. Primary is over. Claims are garbage, likely a way to raise money from CT-loving BoB's at Reddit

And elsewhere.

[SaschaHM]

10. So both campaigns were accused and Yahoo only felt the need to address one in the headline. nt.

[Marthe48]

12. I noticed that

eom

[Marthe48]

13. Thanks for the reassurance

I know Secretary Clinton is going to be getting things flung at her, no end to that. I hope this is s-o-p and goes away.