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Ocasio-Cortez and top aide should be investigated for possible campaign finance violations
Fox News ^ | March 9, 2019 | Hans A. von Spakovsky

Posted on 03/09/2019 5:34:13 PM PST by jazusamo

An investigation is needed to determine if socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the media magnet on the far-left fringe of the Democratic Party, has broken federal campaign finance laws. If convicted of criminal conduct, she could get up to five years in prison for each violation.

We don’t know at this point if the New York congresswoman has engaged in improper conduct. But she and her chief of staff and former campaign manager Saikat Chakrabarti are accused of serious charges in a complaint filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) by the National Legal and Policy Center.

The accusations against Ocasio-Cortez are ironic because she has criticized the use of untraceable money in political campaigns and portrayed herself as a champion of campaign finance reform. Her Twitter biography says she is “100% people funded, no corporate PAC $.”

In addition, Ocasio-Cortez is a big supporter of HR 1, a bill with numerous new campaign finance law requirements that would severely restrict and burden political activity and speech.

And when Ocasio-Cortez questioned President Trump’s former attorney Michael Cohen about the president’s tax returns and his business dealings when Cohen testified before a House committee last month, her questions were so thorough and detailed that Vanity Fair headlined a story: “A.O.C. AND COHEN TEAM UP TO GIVE TRUMP A FINANCIAL COLONOSCOPY HE’LL NEVER FORGET.”

Is the New York congresswoman – who claims to be an honest and upstanding crusader for good government and transparency – really a hypocrite who improperly hid her own campaign spending in a complex maze of fundraising groups?

But apparently what’s good for the gander isn’t good for the goose in terms of public disclosure, as far as Ocasio-Cortez is concerned.

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To: Karliner

Bump!


21 posted on 03/09/2019 6:49:31 PM PST by jazusamo (Have You Donated to Keep Free Republic Up and Running?)
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My thoughts exactly......two con artists.


22 posted on 03/09/2019 7:03:57 PM PST by Liz ( Our side has 8 trillion bullets; the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use.)
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To: jazusamo

Should, would, could..... We have known about these campaign irregularities for days but no action has been taken and none will be.


23 posted on 03/09/2019 7:32:30 PM PST by 353FMG
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Re: Ocasio-Cortez and top aide should be investigated for possible campaign finance violations

LOL!

Deep State RINO Attorney General William Barr will get right on it!

24 posted on 03/09/2019 11:00:53 PM PST by zeestephen
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To: jazusamo

Will her mom be investigated for leaving new York because of high taxes? Or she doesn’t make enough money right now to steal from


25 posted on 03/10/2019 4:55:30 AM PDT by ronnie raygun (nic dip.com)
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To: jazusamo

#AOC #SaikatChakrabarti #FECViolations
CRIMINAL CHARGES FILED AGAINST AOC & CHIEF OF STAFF FOR FEC VIOLATIONS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waTT50o9zr4&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR3BnKq6MfAQjn-nQl-kK6Ijb3z5DZdTUyvQSL2J5E5IOrBIEpi063m6IXM


26 posted on 03/10/2019 10:27:33 AM PDT by GailA (PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP, GET OVER IT SNOWFLAKES.)
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