I have read countless attempt to dismiss the 2 million dollar figure and find the attempts wanting. First, the FEC notations only reference Perkins & Coi. Ballard and Spahr and at least one othe firm enetered their appearance in the Berg case. If you included those firms it is at least e million. There are up to 70 cases.
Further, why don’t you read the motions in the berg case, compare those pleadings to a Perkins & Coi election FEC pleading and see for yourself what is the more involved form of practice.
Why did BHO send Perkins & Coi to Hawaii for three days to retrieve computer printout with a date stamp. That bill alone including air fare, hotel, meals and legal billing was $10,000.
Finally, if two million is wrong, a lie or grossly misrepresents the true amount, BHO is the ONLY person who can set the record straight.I believe the reason he doesn’t do rests with the fact that he has spent more than 2 million.
The Federal Election Commission has launched an audit into President Barack Obama's record-breaking 2008 campaign.
Individuals familiar with the campaign told Roll Call Friday that the FEC has been investigating the financial records of Obama's previous campaign. The scope of the probe, which began approximately two years ago, is unknown. Presidential audits typically take years to complete and can cost millions of dollars.
As of the end of March, Obama for America had spent nearly $3 million on legal fees since the 2008 election. In all, the president's campaign spent three times more on lawyers after Election Day than in the two years preceding it.
The lion's share of Obama’s legal spending went to Perkins Coie, a well-known Democratic legal and accounting firm. Perkins Coie is representing the Obama campaign in all major legal matters, including seven of the FEC’s known investigations involving the White House bid. In each of these cases, the FEC voted to dismiss the case or found “no reason to believe” that the Obama for America or related committees had violated any laws.
Perkins & Coi - don’t they have offices in Seattle?
Yes, there were 70+ eligibility lawsuits, but Obama’s private attorneys provided a defense in only three (3) out of 70+ cases. And Perkins Coie defended only two (2) of the three.
The U.S. Department of Justice provided a defense in seven (7) lawsuits.
All of the remaining lawsuits were either dismissed sua sponte or did not include Obama/Soetoro as a defendant.
See my FR home page for a link to the eligibility lawsuit documentation.