FEC Chair Posts Helpful Reminder That Asking For Foreign Political Help Is Illegal

Federal Election Commission char Ellen L. Weintraub would like to inform everyone that it’s illegal to push foreign governments to investigate your political rivals, in case anyone forgot.


This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1253423

Oh, she didn’t get the memo.

There will be a correction sent out later that asking for foreign help is totally fine.

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Well, apparently, someone needed reminding…

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She never loved Trump to begin with! :rofl:

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“Is this thing awn?” (tap, tap, tap)

:joy:

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This is absolutely great

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Not novel?

Like the President is supposed to be up on something that just happened 250 years ago?

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“Is this thing on?”

LOL…props to her for that hahaha

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It sounds funny to hear this again, but it’s necessary…I keep having conservatives tell me there was nothing wrong with the phone call, and they are listening to Trump instead of the law. The propaganda on the right is working to convince people that asking for the investigation was no big deal, totally normal, and the facts don’t matter (as usual). We need to keep hammering away on that point, and it’s good that she’s doing this, even if she has to keep at it every week or month, so that the message gets through.

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Did they clear this first with Moscow? Ukraine? Australia? Jina?

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I still cannot believe Hunter was opposed to publishing it in the Register.

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Can somebody explain to me why Trump, when calling for these foreign investigations of his main political rival, is consistently mispronouncing Warren as Biden?

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Clearly she’s just a Deep State plant, what with her “laws” and “regulations”. Why does she hate freedom?

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And the troops

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The director of the DNI and the DNI IG both made criminal referrals to the DOJ regarding Trump’s solicitation of help from Ukraine, citing posible violation of FEC statutes. Barr and the DOJ reviewed the referrals and rejected them, ruling nothing illegal had occurred. So conservatives asserting foreign assistance does not run afoul of FEC election rules do in fact have “the law” on their side.

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Thanks for the reminder FEC Chair…

But Self-Impeaching, Self-Incriminating and Self-Destructing Criminal-in-Chief gives a new meaning to his words…”I alone can do it”

I’m saying knock yourself out Mr. Extortionist-In-Chief…
BUT please do not go ballistic and use the Red Button about the impeachment inquiry…because you alone did it to yourself!

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Jimmy the Greek wishes he had asked that question, years ago.:laughing:

But…moving right along…Thanks, Ms Weintraub

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That’s as good a retirement speech as any, with this occupant.

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More deep state anti Trump coup attempt treason.
Is there a bigger partisan spy than Weintraub? Maybe Megan Brennan.

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