The campaign said it “consulted with [its] counsel, and the Freedom Dividends are fully compliant with all [Federal Election Commission] regulations.” But one campaign finance expert said the plan could raise legal issues.
“If the payments are made from the campaign, this will certainly raise questions as to whether they are permitted under the law, but at present how the law should be applied to these payments is a gray area for which there are no direct precedents,” said Anthony Corrado, a professor of government at Colby College in Maine. He said it would raise a question of whether the payments are a personal use of campaign money.
He also noted that the FEC currently only has three commissioners, and the agency needs four to interpret a law or bring an enforcement action.
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