Sentences with phrase «violating federal campaign finance law»

Because of its relationship to the Mercers, who provided millions in funding, it may have violated federal campaign finance law as well.

Not exact matches

The good news for Cohen is that Trump could pardon him for violating federal campaign finance or banking laws, a step that would keep him out of the crosshairs of New York state prosecutors as well.

Several experts in campaign finance law, who already had raised questions about the payment, said the case that the payment violated federal law had only grown stronger.

In a complaint filed in January by Common Cause with the FEC and the Department of Justice, the organization charges that the failure to report this expenditure to the FEC violates not only campaign finance law but also violates federal law prohibiting false statements of material fact to the Federal govefederal law prohibiting false statements of material fact to the Federal goveFederal government.

WASHINGTON — The lawsuit filed by adult film actress Stormy Daniels against President Trump bolsters claims that the $ 130,000 payment for her silence about an alleged affair likely violated federal election laws, campaign - finance watchdogs said Wednesday.

In its complaints to the Justice Department and the FEC last month, Common Cause argued that the alleged payment to Daniels likely violated federal campaign - finance laws as an unreported, in - kind donation to Trump's campaign.

As Common Cause alleged in its January complaints filed with the FEC and DOJ, the Trump campaign's failure to report this expenditure to the FEC would not only violate the campaign finance law disclosure requirements, 52 U.S.C. 30104, but would also violate the federal law prohibiting false statements of material fact to the federal government, 18 U.S.C. 1001.

Campaign - finance experts say these cases are tricky to prove, and Washington politics — the Justice Department, the Federal Election Commission and Congress are all controlled by the president's party — seem likely to doom any probe into whether federal laws were viFederal Election Commission and Congress are all controlled by the president's party — seem likely to doom any probe into whether federal laws were vifederal laws were violated.

In its complaints to the Justice Department and the Federal Election Commission (FEC), Common Cause argues that the alleged payment to Stephanie Clifford, whose stage name is Stormy Daniels, likely violated federal campaign - finance laws as an unreported, in - kind donation to Trump's caFederal Election Commission (FEC), Common Cause argues that the alleged payment to Stephanie Clifford, whose stage name is Stormy Daniels, likely violated federal campaign - finance laws as an unreported, in - kind donation to Trump's cafederal campaign - finance laws as an unreported, in - kind donation to Trump's campaign.

The Trump campaign has dished out nearly $ 228,000 to cover legal fees for the President's embattled personal attorney Michael Cohen, thereby potentially violating political finance laws, according to federal records.

Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. joined the ongoing federal investigation into de Blasio's fundraising tactics last January after the Board of Elections» chief investigative officer sent a «criminal referral» to Vance's office alleging the efforts of the mayor's nonprofit to unseat the Republicans violated campaign finance laws, Vance has said.

In addition to a federal investigation into whether Campaign for One New York donors, many of whom had business before the city, received anything for their donation, authorities are also examining whether de Blasio's unsuccessful bid to bring the state Senate under Democratic control in 2014 violated campaign finance and electiCampaign for One New York donors, many of whom had business before the city, received anything for their donation, authorities are also examining whether de Blasio's unsuccessful bid to bring the state Senate under Democratic control in 2014 violated campaign finance and electicampaign finance and election laws.

Federal authorities and the Manhattan district attorney's office are looking into whether de Blasio's solicitation of Catsimatidis and other donors violated campaign - finance laws.

A congressional ethics report has recommended further investigations into allegations Rep. Tim Bishop violated House rules and federal law last year, saying there was a «substantial reason» to believe Mr. Bishop broke federal campaign finance rules.

The billionaire was interviewed by state and federal authorities investigating whether de Blasio violated campaign finance and election laws.

Multiple federal and state probes are examining whether donors to the mayor's nonprofit received anything in return for their donation and if de Blasio and his team violated election and campaign finance laws by funneling money to upstate senate candidates.

Conservative author Dinesh D'Souza was indicted Thursday on federal charges of violating campaign finance laws by using straw donors to funnel money to a U.S. Senate candidate.

A government ethics watchdog Tuesday filed a complaint with the Federal Elections Commission after audio from a secretly recorded conversation implied the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee tipped the scales in favor of their preferred candidate, and may have violated campaign finance laws in the Campaign Committee tipped the scales in favor of their preferred candidate, and may have violated campaign finance laws in the campaign finance laws in the process.

Washington — The National Education Association has filed a formal complaint with the Federal Election Commission, alleging that the National Right to Work Committee, an anti-union organization, violated federal campaign - finance laws by hiring investigators to infiltrate the Democratic Presidential caFederal Election Commission, alleging that the National Right to Work Committee, an anti-union organization, violated federal campaign - finance laws by hiring investigators to infiltrate the Democratic Presidential cafederal campaign - finance laws by hiring investigators to infiltrate the Democratic Presidential campaign.