Tom Matzzie, the “political campaigner” behind Accountable America, released a public statement (available on the election law mailing list, which I normally wouldn’t cite directly but the statement is styled as a public press release).

I am not saying that ordinary donors are or should be liable themselves – it’s the groups that unlawfully adopt the wrong legal status that could put them at risk or be compelled to disclose what they assured their donors would be private. (And no, Accountable America did not use any report or information filed with the FEC in creating its own mailing list.)