Posted on 10/26/2016 11:04:16 AM PDT by justlurking
Are you sure or is this wishful thinking? What's the source of information?
Is anyone but FOX talking about this?
I hope that Mitch and Paul are implicated in these videos somehow.
Unless their own, and/or GOP campaigns partake of the same illegalities.
The Monks laundered $55,000, this is only $10,000.
OTOH, it is very possible that since James O'Keefe set up the offshore account, and James O'Keefe donated the money through this offshore account, it well could be that James O'Keefe ends up being the one charged with a crime.
AUFC is indeed a 501(c)(4) group:
Americans United For Change is organized under section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Such a group is a "social welfare organization". But, lobbying is a permissible activity:
However, there are restrictions:
However, that doesn't prevent them from supporting or opposing a candidate, as long as it isn't their primary activity. And, they must be independent of the candidate's campaign.
More information here:
Political Campaign and Lobbying Activities of IRC 501(c)(4), (c)(5), and (c)(6) Organizations
I’m betting that the FEC is going to charge Project Veritas for sending that money. WATCH!
It most likely would have to be interpreted by the FEC (which wouldn’t prosecute). I’m not a lawyer but it seems they would fall under
(2) An organization of a political party whether or not the organization is a political committee under 11 CFR 100.5.
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2014-title11-vol1/xml/CFR-2014-title11-vol1-sec110-20.xml
(c) Contributions and donations by foreign nationals to political committees and organizations of political parties. A foreign national shall not, directly or indirectly, make a contribution or donation to:
(1) A political committee of a political party, including a national party committee, a national congressional campaign committee, or a State, district, or local party committee, including a non-Federal account of a State, district, or local party committee, or
(2) An organization of a political party whether or not the organization is a political committee under 11 CFR 100.5.
(d) Contributions and donations by foreign nationals for office buildings. A foreign national shall not, directly or indirectly, make a contribution or donation to a committee of a political party for the purchase or construction of an office building. See 11 CFR 300.10 and 300.35.
(e) Disbursements by foreign nationals for electioneering communications. A foreign national shall not, directly or indirectly, make any disbursement for an electioneering communication as defined in 11 CFR 100.29.
(f) Expenditures, independent expenditures, or disbursements by foreign nationals in connection with elections. A foreign national shall not, directly or indirectly, make any expenditure, independent expenditure, or disbursement in connection with any Federal, State, or local election.
(g) Solicitation, acceptance, or receipt of contributions and donations from foreign nationals. No person shall knowingly solicit, accept, or receive from a foreign national any contribution or donation prohibited by paragraphs (b) through (d) of this section.
http://www.americansunitedforchange.org/content/aboutus/
Americans United for Change has challenged the far right conservative voices and ideas that for too long have been mistaken for mainstream American values. In the process, we helped create a groundswell for a return to the traditional progressive values that have defined America – economic fairness, opportunity, national and economic security and democratic leadership.
Today we are building on that success through national campaigns that utilize grassroots organizing, polling and message development, earned and paid media, online organizing, grasstops outreach and paid and volunteer phones to pass the transformational legislation coming out of the Obama White House.
Yep, I wouldn’t be surprised.. they’ll be charged based on videos that show the Clinton campaign admitting what’s “technically” vote fraud, that Hillary herself requested acts that are a felony, and that the campaign was trying to cause “anarchy”.
This one is nuclear. Creamer is close to Obama.
Haven’t seen that one. Where is it?
Haven’t seen that one. Where is it?
BINGO!!!
Crimes have been committed, including crimes of violence and conspiracy
This needs to be made into a commercial and aired everywhere.
I think there is enough evidence for the IRS to revoke their 501(c)(4) status, but the current IRS would never do that.
Stay tuned.
Same Bat-Time!
Same Bat-Channel!
Later
Today?
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