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campaign finance

Mar 2019

Dem freshman has a lot of questions to answer about her campaign cash

Jazz Shaw Mar 04, 2019 2:41 PM

Amazing how that much money showed up just in time

Feb 2019

Oof: Ocasio-Cortez “lightning round” on campaign-finance issues gets grounded quickly

Ed Morrissey Feb 08, 2019 12:41 PM

“That’s something you have to ask yourselves.”

Jan 2019

WSJ: Cohen defrauded Trump on cooked reimbursement claims

Ed Morrissey Jan 17, 2019 10:01 AM

Plus: Set himself up as a sex symbol?

Dec 2018

Surprise! Trump meets the troops in Iraq, defends Syria withdrawal

Ed Morrissey Dec 27, 2018 10:01 AM

“We’re no longer the suckers, folks.”

What did Trump want Matt Whitaker to do about the Michael Cohen prosecution?

Allahpundit Dec 22, 2018 2:31 PM

Protection.

Trump 1999: No one knows campaign finance law better than me

Allahpundit Dec 20, 2018 10:01 PM

Yikes.

Cohen: Both Trump and I knew what we were doing was wrong

Ed Morrissey Dec 14, 2018 8:41 AM

“I am done with the lying.”

NBC: You’d better believe Trump’s worried about impeachment

Ed Morrissey Dec 13, 2018 12:01 PM

“Campaign finance flimflam”?

Trump: Why did Cohen plead guilty to non-crimes?

Ed Morrissey Dec 13, 2018 10:01 AM

“I never directed Michael Cohen to break the law.”

Breaking: Cohen gets three years; Update: Avenatti says, “Trump is next”

Ed Morrissey Dec 12, 2018 12:35 PM

Manafort coming up next.

Nadler: We might extend the statute of limitations on some crimes so that Trump can be prosecuted after leaving office

Allahpundit Dec 11, 2018 10:01 PM

Ex post facto.

Trump: Hey, this was a “private transaction,” not campaign contributions

Ed Morrissey Dec 10, 2018 8:41 AM

Smockery.

Schiff: Lock him up?

Jazz Shaw Dec 10, 2018 8:01 AM

It seems to be a popular phrase these days

“NO COLLUSION!”: Trump claims total vindication

Ed Morrissey Dec 08, 2018 11:31 AM

“Totally clears the president. Thank you!”

Nov 2018

Maxine Waters’ daughter doing very well for herself off mom’s campaign

Jazz Shaw Nov 13, 2018 12:31 PM

All in the family

WSJ: Prosecutors have evidence Trump violated campaign finance laws

Ed Morrissey Nov 09, 2018 2:41 PM

Direct intervention to pay off women?

Aug 2018

Somehow, Duncan Hunter is still in the lead

Jazz Shaw Aug 29, 2018 10:41 AM

Still the only game in town

Cohen guilty plea shows campaign finance law issues

Taylor Millard Aug 24, 2018 8:01 PM

Confusing, confounding, and discombobulating.

Duncan Hunter and his wife indicted. Now what?

Jazz Shaw Aug 22, 2018 9:21 AM

Too late to get off the ballot

NBC: “The darkest day for the presidency since Watergate”

Jazz Shaw Aug 22, 2018 8:01 AM

Cheer up, little camper

Report: Michael Cohen says he violated campaign law “at direction of candidate”; Updates: Trump proceeding to rally, no comment on Cohen

Allahpundit Aug 21, 2018 4:01 PM

Time.

Uh oh. DNC proposes scrapping ban on fossil fuel donations

Jazz Shaw Aug 11, 2018 3:01 PM

This should go over well. Fracking well, that is

Jun 2018

Hmmm: Tabloid publisher subpoenaed in Cohen case over payment to Trump accuser

Ed Morrissey Jun 21, 2018 10:01 AM

Inquiring prosecutorial minds want to know.

May 2018

More Cuomo donors under federal investigation

Jazz Shaw May 15, 2018 9:21 AM

The Teflon governor will need to dodge yet again

No big deal. Rosie O’Donnell exceeds campaign donation limits all over the place

Jazz Shaw May 06, 2018 3:31 PM

Hey, my brother handles all my finances

More Rudy: Imagine if Stormy Daniels hadn’t been paid off and the affair was revealed in October 2016

Allahpundit May 03, 2018 1:31 PM

Wut.

Feb 2018

George P. Bush’s Conceivable Cronyism Conundrum

Taylor Millard Feb 04, 2018 8:01 PM

Donations after a contract. Problematic.

Dec 2017

Perverse incentive: Pay your own sexual-harassment settlements

Ed Morrissey Dec 04, 2017 10:01 AM

The law of unintended consequences.

Oct 2017

Former Hillary strategist: Come on, you can’t buy the presidency for $100K

Ed Morrissey Oct 18, 2017 6:01 PM

McCain signs onto Facebook transparency … whatever that means.

Jun 2017

Ossoff: Hey, we really stood up to the GOP machine, right?

Ed Morrissey Jun 27, 2017 4:31 PM

Excuses, excuses.

Finishing most expensive House race ever, Ossoff calls for campaign finance reform

Jazz Shaw Jun 21, 2017 10:41 AM

Physician, heal thyself

Feb 2017

NYC Mayor grilled for four hours by U.S. Attorney

Jazz Shaw Feb 28, 2017 9:21 AM

But don’t worry about that…

Jan 2017

Final bill for Hillary futility: $1.2 billion

Ed Morrissey Jan 09, 2017 4:01 PM

“What kind of genius loses a billion dollars in a single year?”

Seattle gives voters $100 of their own money back in “democracy vouchers”

Ed Morrissey Jan 04, 2017 9:21 PM

To spend on politicians.

Dec 2016

New York City mayor fined for even more campaign fund abuse

Jazz Shaw Dec 21, 2016 12:41 PM

He’s on the friends and family plan

Oct 2016

Kander found taking in cash from firm with sketchy “donations for bonuses” scheme

Jazz Shaw Oct 31, 2016 4:01 PM

That’s a Bozo no-no

Leaked e-mails show Team Hillary lawyers teaching coordination with super-PACs

Ed Morrissey Oct 11, 2016 11:01 AM

Hypocrisy.

Leaked emails appear to show Clinton campaign illegally coordinating with Soros

Jazz Shaw Oct 08, 2016 10:01 AM

This is a law which has been enforced in the past. Will anyone notice or even care?

SCOTUS to WI prosecutors: John Doe probe is over and kaput

Ed Morrissey Oct 03, 2016 12:01 PM

Slamming the door.

Aug 2016

Philly’s new mayor made it 8 whole months before the FBI began looking at him

Jazz Shaw Aug 27, 2016 8:31 PM

What wonders you might find

Apr 2016

Will fundraising scandals bring down Bill de Blasio in New York City?

Jazz Shaw Apr 25, 2016 12:31 PM

Caught?

George Clooney hates these lavish Clinton fundraisers, but they’re necessary because of Citizens United, Koch brothers

Matt Vespa Apr 20, 2016 9:41 PM

Koch!

Mar 2016

Trump ups personal stake in campaign in February by nearly $7 million

Ed Morrissey Mar 21, 2016 12:01 PM

Kasich burning out?

Feb 2016

Major Clinton Foundation donor (and Swiss citizen) contributed thousands to US elections

Jazz Shaw Feb 29, 2016 2:01 PM

Another Bozo No-No