Debate 'Collusion'? RFK Files FEC Complaint

In the complaint, which was addressed to FEC Acting General Counsel Lisa Stevenson, the Kennedy campaign alleges that the parties designed criteria "to result in the selection of certain pre-chosen participants, namely Biden and Trump, in a clear breach of federal campaign finance law."

Under FEC law, media broadcasters are required to use "pre-established" and "objective" criteria to determine debate eligibility for candidates. CNN is not permitted to pre-select candidates and debate hosts are not allowed to "use nomination by a particular political party as the sole objective criterion to determine whether to include a candidate in a debate."