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.@maddow just reported on our complaint, being filed tomorrow w/ the @FEC, calling for an investigation into the convoluted relationship between Mercer-backed John Bolton super PAC and Cambridge Analytica (also primarily owned by Mercer).
Our complaint says the John Bolton super PAC violated election laws. Thom Tillis/NC GOP & John Bolton Super PAC used Cambridge Analytica’s services. It seems @CamAnalytica used information from its work for Thom Tillis/NC GOP to develop the John Bolton Super PAC pro-Tillis ads.
Super PACS can accept unlimited contributions if they are independent but if super PACs can coordinate spending with campaigns, they can get around laws that limit the amount of money candidates can take. That’s what the John Bolton Super PAC did here.
The John Bolton super PAC violated federal election laws by making excessive and unreported contributions. It’s important @FEC investigate this violation and enforce the law so that the everyday voters’ voice in the political process is not drowned out by billionaires.
Here’s our complaint, to be posted in full on campaignlegalcenter.org after it is filed with @FEC tomorrow morning.
CLC's @brendan_fischer is talking about our Cambridge Analytica complaint on FB Live right now. Follow this link: facebook.com/CampaignLegalC…
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1/ For a super PAC that suspended operations in April when its leader became national security adviser, it may seem odd that the John Bolton Super PAC spent almost $80,000 on “legal consulting services” in late October, per new @FEC filing.
2/ But the John Bolton Super PAC continues to face multiple legal complaints, including one by @CampaignLegal with the @FEC and another by @CREWcrew and @FredWertheimer with @TheJusticeDept and @FBI publicintegrity.org/federal-politi…
3/ The complaints surround the John Bolton Super PAC’s activities with Cambridge Analytica, the disgraced elections and voter analytics company. Bolton’s spokesman previously told @publici that the super PAC has done nothing wrong.
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‘Inside John Bolton Super PAC’s deal with Cambridge Analytica’

‘Former aide says Bolton had ‘$5 million reasons’ to work with disgraced firm’

Bolton wanted Mercer’s money.

publicintegrity.org/2018/07/16/219…
And Cambridge Analytica’s pitch to Bolton included what sort of ads to use to target Iowa, Nevada and New Hampshire.

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‘(Bolton) made a grave and egregious error, and I think he should have to answer for that,” Groombridge said. “He sort of willy-nilly gave all this money to an organization that ended up potentially doing great harm.”

Added Groombridge: “Bolton got played.”
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In one message to Mr. Nader in March 2017, Mr. Broidy referred to Secure America Now, an advocacy organization that he suggested had campaigned against Ms. Patterson, as “one of the groups I am working with.”

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⬇️⬇️"Mr. Bolton’s political committee, known as The John Bolton Super PAC, first hired Cambridge in August 2014, months after the political data firm was founded and while it was still harvesting the Facebook data."
nytimes.com/2018/03/23/us/…
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BREAKING: We just filed a criminal complaint against Steve Bannon, @CamAnalytica, the @realDonaldTrump campaign and John Bolton Super PAC citizensforethics.org/press-release/…
Here's the complaint CREW and @FredWertheimer just filed with the FBI and DOJ against Steve Bannon, Cambridge Analytica, the Trump Campaign and John Bolton Super PAC s3.amazonaws.com/storage.citize…
In our complaints, we allege that Cambridge Analytica violated a law barring foreign nationals from participating in U.S. elections. And the Trump campaign and John Bolton Super PAC of knew their actions were improper when they worked with the firm. washingtonpost.com/politics/cambr…
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VIDEO! The Real Making of the President: Cambridge Analytica
including John Bolton speaking at CPAC. Bolton Super PAC has spent $774,274 on “survey research” with one of Mercer’s companies, #CambridgeAnalytica.
2. Rebekah Mercer lobbied for Bolton to be Deputy Secretary of State. Bolton is now the potential pick to replace McMaster. Mercers have funded Bolton's PACs to the tunes of Millions of dollars.
3. The John Bolton Super Pac used Cambridge Analytics for Congressional races... like
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