I’M GOOD, THANKS. FPN. “DARK MONEY, a political thriller, examines one of the greatest present threats to American democracy: the influence of untraceable corporate money on our elections and elected officials.“ LAWSUIT RISKS. WP. “The DNC lawsuit boils down to a simple question: When may the law penalize someone who disseminates truthful but illegally acquired […]
Month: May 2018
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CONVICTIONS UPHELD. WTOP. “A federal appeals court on Friday upheld the convictions of three top staffers on Ron Paul’s 2012 presidential campaign who were found guilty of arranging for money to be funneled through a vendor to an influential Iowa state senator who dropped his support for another Republican candidate in favor of Paul.” The […]
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FEC MEETING. The agenda for today’s Federal Election Commission meeting is online. MCCAIN WARNING. USAT. “According to Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., a secretive, corrupting campaign finance system is at the root of political dysfunction dividing Americans across the country — and he says Congress better fix it.” REPORTING IN-KINDS. BG. “A closer examination of his filings with […]