Do you remember this? Trump campaign solicits illegal foreign donations despite warnings

[mfcorey1]

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 Federal Election Commission (FEC) complaint issued on June 29 by nonpartisan watchdogs Democracy 21 and the Campaign Legal Center.


These latest campaign finance violations were first reported by the investigative website WhoWhatWhy and have been confirmed by The Hill.
The Trump campaign did not respond to multiple requests for comment.

Terri Butler, a progressive Parliament member in Australia, told The Hill in a telephone interview Friday night that she was surprised to continue receiving fundraising solicitations from the presumptive GOP presidential nominee's campaign at her official government email address.

She shared several of these emails, including one dated July 12 asking her to make a "generous contribution" to the Trump campaign.

Butler says she has no idea how her government email ended up on the Trump fundraising list.

"I haven't signed up to any Trump lists," she said.

http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/288031-trump-campaign-solicits-illegal-foreign-donations-despite-warnings

[octoberlib]

1. First time I've heard about this . I'm not surprised, though.

I'm sure there's a lot money from Russian oligarchs as well.

[Angry Dragon]

2. same with me

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

3. This is a story from July, and I recall hearing it back then.

While it is useful to post older stories for those who may not be aware of them, it would be useful to note the date of the story at the very top.