Senior Director, Trial Litigation & Chief of Staff @CampaignLegal. Former Associate General Counsel for Policy @FEC. Cruciverbalist.
Sep 26, 2019 • 7 tweets • 1 min read
Whether the President broke campaign finance law is not nearly as important as the abuse of power.
But yes, it was illegal. Here's why.
Section 30121(a)(2) bans (1) “soliciting” a foreign national for (2) a “contribution” (3) “in connection with an election.”
“Solicit” means “to ask for a contribution.” And if something is a “contribution,” then by definition it's “in connection with” an election.
May 5, 2018 • 6 tweets • 1 min read
A short Stormy campaign-finance explainer.
1/ A payment legally counts as a campaign contribution if it’s made (1) to influence an election and (2) in cooperation or consultation with a candidate. (11 CFR 109.20) To take those one at a time...
2/ Was Stormy payment “to influence an election”? Evidence points to yes. Rudy said Cohen’s “job” was to “make it go away” so story wouldn’t come out month before election. Plus timing of payment in late October 2016 would be hell of a coincidence if not to influence election.
