Trump campaign solicits illegal foreign donations despite warnings
Source: MSN/The Hill
Donald Trump's campaign is still soliciting illegal donations from foreign individuals - including members of foreign governments at their official email addresses - weeks after the campaign was put on notice by watchdog groups.
Foreign members of parliament from the United Kingdom and Australia confirmed to The Hill that they received fundraising solicitations from the Trump campaign as recently as July 12 - two weeks after a widely publicized FEC complaint issued on June 29 by non-partisan watchdogs Democracy 21 and the Campaign Legal Center.
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Federal law on foreign money in campaigns is black and white, campaign finance lawyers on both sides of the political divide say.
It's illegal for foreign individuals, corporations and governments to either give money directly to U.S. candidates or spend on advertising to influence U.S. elections.
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WhoWoodaKnew
(847 posts)underpants
(182,989 posts)I would not be surprised if Donald has convinced people in his inner Fustercluck of that.
OldHippieChick
(2,434 posts)Do they seriously think the laws don't apply to them? Are they stupid? What other options are available?
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,064 posts)He's not worth as much as he says he is.
But also, he's never cared much about regulations and only obeys the big laws figuring he can get around the little ones.
Mostly he says "So sue me".
I think it is more likely that Trump will see prison time after several long court battles, more like than being President.
But he has enough of a chance that we can't afford to be complacent.
PatSeg
(47,711 posts)yes, they are stupid. They have no idea what they are doing. We'll see more of this kind of stupid during the convention - total incompetence.
Shrike47
(6,913 posts)Remember, his campaign staff consists of three guys and a monkey, or something like that.
red dog 1
(27,903 posts)ToxMarz
(2,169 posts)so obviously they are exempt. He's self financing for gods sake, cut him some slack.
OnDoutside
(19,982 posts)Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)OnDoutside
(19,982 posts)in Ireland, unless you can send on proof of being a US citizen.
turbinetree
(24,745 posts)on this issue, I know one is dead (Scalia).
I can still remember a standing president standing in the House of representatives on this "contributions issue, and good old Sammy Alito, looking like deer headlights mouthing some words on this very issue, of it being not true
Honk----------------------for a political revolution
greymattermom
(5,754 posts)but are direct gifts to the Donald. He's in it for the money, after all.