TRUMP AND CORRUPTION? Campaignfreedom.org. “The controversy over Melania Trump’s speech at the Republican National Convention – well, one of them anyway – is a reminder that much of the debate over campaign finance regulation has nothing to do with preventing corruption.” TRUMP AND FOREIGN NATIONALS. Pillaroflaw.org. “Perhaps most silly is that Campaign Legal considers a […]
Author: Eric Brown
Here they are — Friday’s post-convention political law links
PROSECUTORS CONFOUND POST. WP. “The thinking seems to be that Mr. Thompson has suffered enough, with prosecutors maintaining that his ‘epic fall financially and socially’ will serve to deter others.” SPEECH VOLUNTEER. WT. “The campaign said she volunteered her time to help the campaign and to write the speech, so there was no need to report […]
Pence, super PACs, and the day’s political law links are here
SUPER PAC SUPPORT. Politico. “Donald Trump spent the primary bashing major donors and insisting he didn’t want super PAC help, but his campaign on Wednesday signaled that it has dropped its opposition to both and is now openly encouraging donors to give to a super PAC that has raised $5 million in recent days.” SPEECH […]