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Justice Department ramps up scrutiny of candidates and independent groups
The Washington Post ^ | February 27 at 5:58 PM | By Matea Gold and Colby Itkowitz

Posted on 02/27/2015 9:41:10 PM PST by Mariner

The Justice Department is stepping up scrutiny of the increasingly cozy ties between candidates and their outside allies, a move that could jolt the freewheeling campaign-finance atmosphere ahead of the 2016 elections.

A rare conviction of a Virginia campaign operative this month is part of a broader focus on cases in which candidates may be violating a federal ban on sharing strategic information with well-funded independent allies, Justice officials said.

“The opportunity to commit the crime has increased dramatically,” said Justice spokesman Peter Carr. “Illegal coordination is difficult to detect, which is why we strongly encourage party or campaign insiders to come forward.”

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: doj; howtostealanelection; injusticedepartment; partisanwitchhunt
The Democrat Party has their 2016 campaign well underway while the guys who are supposed to be OUR guys just want to get paid before the commies a vandals burn everything down.
1 posted on 02/27/2015 9:41:10 PM PST by Mariner
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To: Mariner

They should have been as curios about our current dictator.


2 posted on 02/27/2015 9:47:57 PM PST by doc1019 (Blue lives matter)
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To: Mariner

I fear you are right in that assessment.


3 posted on 02/27/2015 9:47:57 PM PST by antceecee (Bless us Lord, forgive us our sins and bring us to everlasting life.)
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To: Mariner

Why didn’t these bastards do this for the 2008 and 2012 “elections”?


4 posted on 02/27/2015 9:57:55 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer (Illegal aliens are far superior to Americans. - So say the 'RATS and RINOs.)
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To: Mariner

Illegal campaign contributions to Obama.
Illegal lottery run by Obama for a free trip, hotel, etc. in 2008 and 2012.

The DOJ is NOT concerned about “Justice”.

The Rats have compiled “the biggest database you could ever imagine” (according to Maxine Waters). Collusion between groups is NOT the concern. It’s about shutting down Republican and conservative campaign efforts.


5 posted on 02/27/2015 10:16:09 PM PST by a fool in paradise (Shickl-Gruber's Big Lie gave us Hussein's Un-Affordable Care act (HUAC).)
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To: Nachum

PING


6 posted on 02/27/2015 10:16:27 PM PST by a fool in paradise (Shickl-Gruber's Big Lie gave us Hussein's Un-Affordable Care act (HUAC).)
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To: Mariner

Laws, rules, and regulations are only for Republicans.


7 posted on 02/27/2015 10:35:07 PM PST by Veggie Todd (The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. TJ)
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To: Mariner

have we become Russia?

Should Ted Cruz hire a bunch more security?


8 posted on 02/27/2015 10:36:04 PM PST by GeronL
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To: Mariner

how about some scrutiny of candidates currently holding office and their staff?

start at 1600 Pennsylvania and let’s see where to go from there

(if corruption didn’t exist, the majority would make their next residence at Leavenworth)


9 posted on 02/28/2015 1:06:23 AM PST by sten (fighting tyranny never goes out of style)
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To: Mariner

Since when does the DoJ take the lead in this? Why have the FEC (why indeed)?


10 posted on 02/28/2015 2:44:53 AM PST by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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To: Mariner

Only applies to Republicans.


11 posted on 02/28/2015 4:03:07 AM PST by Excellence (Marine mom since April 11, 2014)
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To: sten

And what about Mrs. Clinton’s financial corruption?


12 posted on 02/28/2015 5:37:45 AM PST by abclily
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To: Mariner

We haven’t imprisoned the IRS Rats who did this last go round. This is a ‘new’ effort along the same lines. End the FEC. Get the government out of running elections.


13 posted on 02/28/2015 6:15:59 AM PST by 1010RD (First, Do No Harm)
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14 posted on 02/28/2015 10:32:00 PM PST by Nachum (Obamacare: It's. The. Flaw.)
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To: a fool in paradise

It’s about shutting down Republican and conservative campaign efforts.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

They had better bring their guns in Texas.


15 posted on 03/01/2015 12:28:24 AM PST by Candor7 (Obama fascism article:(http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html))
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To: a fool in paradise

Yes, we all saw, and commented on it at the time, but again nobody did anything about it. Chicken, ‘cause he is black I s’pose.


16 posted on 03/01/2015 7:35:18 AM PST by rockinqsranch ((Dems, Libs, Socialists, call 'em what you will. They ALL have fairies livin' in their trees.))
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