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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They should have been as curios about our current dictator.
I fear you are right in that assessment.
Why didn’t these bastards do this for the 2008 and 2012 “elections”?
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.
PING
Laws, rules, and regulations are only for Republicans.
have we become Russia?
Should Ted Cruz hire a bunch more security?
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)
Since when does the DoJ take the lead in this? Why have the FEC (why indeed)?
Only applies to Republicans.
And what about Mrs. Clinton’s financial corruption?
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.
The list, Ping
Let me know if you would like to be on or off the ping list
Its about shutting down Republican and conservative campaign efforts.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
They had better bring their guns in Texas.
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.
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