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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSteve Bannon reported to the FBI for allegedly violating campaign finance laws
Donald Trump's senior White House adviser may have been paid illegally during the campaign with super PAC funds
In short, a hidden donor allegedly paid a shell company for services to mask hidden payments to the Trump campaign or his staff.
The case centers around Make America Number 1 a pro-Ted Cruz super PAC that was repurposed after its primary backers, hedge fund billionaire Robert Mercer and his daughter Rebekah Mercer which decided to back Trump.
The super PACs former president, Kellyanne Conway, then went on to work as Trumps campaign manager.
Furthermore, Breitbart, which was run by Bannon before he became Trumps campaign chairman, is at least partially owned by the Mercers.
[T]he Mercers recommended Trump hire Bannon, were in a position to know that the Trump campaign was not paying Bannon, an October complaint from the Campaign Legal Center, a non-partisan campaign finance watchdog, alleged. The group said the Mercers broke federal campaign laws by paying Bannon for his work through their super PAC so that the campaign wouldnt have to shoulder the cost.
http://www.salon.com/2016/11/16/steve-bannon-reported-to-the-fbi-for-allegedly-violating-campaign-finance-laws/In short, a hidden donor allegedly paid a shell company for services to mask hidden payments to the Trump campaign or his staff.
The case centers around Make America Number 1 a pro-Ted Cruz super PAC that was repurposed after its primary backers, hedge fund billionaire Robert Mercer and his daughter Rebekah Mercer which decided to back Trump.
The super PACs former president, Kellyanne Conway, then went on to work as Trumps campaign manager.
Furthermore, Breitbart, which was run by Bannon before he became Trumps campaign chairman, is at least partially owned by the Mercers.
[T]he Mercers recommended Trump hire Bannon, were in a position to know that the Trump campaign was not paying Bannon, an October complaint from the Campaign Legal Center, a non-partisan campaign finance watchdog, alleged. The group said the Mercers broke federal campaign laws by paying Bannon for his work through their super PAC so that the campaign wouldnt have to shoulder the cost.
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Steve Bannon reported to the FBI for allegedly violating campaign finance laws (Original Post)
dixiegrrrrl
Mar 2017
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LOL Lib
(1,462 posts)1. Zero Fucks Will Be Given
Sweep that mess under the rug when no one is looking.
Ilsa
(61,694 posts)2. Lock them up.nt
babylonsister
(171,056 posts)3. I second that! nt
L. Coyote
(51,129 posts)4. kick
triron
(21,995 posts)5. Just more corruption.
Keeps getting piled higher and deeper.
CatWoman
(79,295 posts)6. their greed makes them, or rather drives their
incompetence.
bdamomma
(63,836 posts)7. haul their
asses away please, they are all mobsters.
they ARE NOT ABOVE THE LAW!!!
turbinetree
(24,695 posts)8. Lets Connect this DOT
democratisphere
(17,235 posts)9. In HIS world a firing squad wouldn't be harsh enough punishment.
czarjak
(11,266 posts)10. Translation...
"We took our country over"