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FEC fines Clinton campaign, DNC; clears "Steele dossier" author of wrongdoing
CBS News ^ | Mar 31, 2022 | Graham Kates

Posted on 03/31/2022 4:29:15 PM PDT by where's_the_Outrage?

The Federal Election Commission has fined Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign $8,000 and the Democratic National Committee $105,000 for obscuring their funding of the "Steele dossier," a 2016 opposition research report that sought to highlight alleged links between Donald Trump and Russia.

The bipartisan election commission also dismissed a complaint against Christopher Steele, the author of the dossier that caused a firestorm of allegations and investigations that shook the early months of Trump's presidency.

The campaign mislabeled Steele's work as "legal services" and "legal and compliance consulting" in campaign filings, the FEC concluded......

Steele's report concluded, based on anonymous sources, that Russia had collected information that might compromise Trump. The dossier has been a source of controversy for years and Trump has often claimed it spurred the special counsel investigation into contacts between his campaign and Russian officials.

Lawyers for Steele lauded the ruling in a statement to CBS News.

"This ruling by the FEC underlines once again that Mr. Steele and Orbis Business Intelligence acted with complete integrity and professionalism in relation to their work on the 2016 presidential election," wrote Steele's attorneys Robert Weinberg and Joshua Shiffrin.

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; Political Humor/Cartoons
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FEC giving Steele a pass does not clear him of wrongdoing.
1 posted on 03/31/2022 4:29:15 PM PDT by where's_the_Outrage?
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

cheap fine for Clinton and DNC. It was character assassination against a sitting President the whole time he was President. Should have been fined millions.


2 posted on 03/31/2022 4:33:46 PM PDT by Engedi
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

Our government is TOTALLY CORRUPT!


3 posted on 03/31/2022 4:34:09 PM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

You would think Republicans would be using this to further drive a wedge between the public and the Democrat party, but all you hear is crickets. If you ever needed more evidence the Republicans worked as hard to keep Trump from being re-elected as the Democrats did.


4 posted on 03/31/2022 4:34:37 PM PDT by Yogafist
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

Better synopsis: https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2022/03/fec-belatedly-fines-clinton-dnc.php


5 posted on 03/31/2022 4:36:59 PM PDT by Fungi
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

What - utter - BS!

But, take note dirty tricks people...


6 posted on 03/31/2022 4:41:43 PM PDT by Skywise
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

The FEC just became accomplices in the cover up and crimes


7 posted on 03/31/2022 4:47:17 PM PDT by capydick (“Within the covers of the Bible are the answers for all the problems men face.)
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

it’s unbelievable. the corruption is total.


8 posted on 03/31/2022 4:59:00 PM PDT by MAGAthon
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

it’s unbelievable. the corruption is total.


9 posted on 03/31/2022 4:59:00 PM PDT by MAGAthon
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To: Ann Archy
Our government is TOTALLY CORRUPT!

ALL governments are corrupt. ALL. That is why our founders put so many safeguards in place to prevent the usual unethical wannabes and pinheads from taking over our government - as they are want to do in all governments. None of us should ever 'trust' government. It is the responsibility of all of us to GOVERN government, and remind them regularly that they are all in a 'service industry', as hired help.

10 posted on 03/31/2022 5:12:32 PM PDT by neverevergiveup
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To: neverevergiveup

Amen! But i pretty much only care about the US government.


11 posted on 03/31/2022 5:14:09 PM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Engedi

The old, see the FEC investigated and fined the campaign, non-issue now!


12 posted on 03/31/2022 5:33:29 PM PDT by Lockbox (politicians, they all seemed like game show hosts to me.... Sting)
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

Loaded headline - the dossier itself does not fall under FEC authority. They can’t “clear of him of wrongdoing” - the fake dossier was a fraud - even if it isn’t criminal it is impossible for that document to exist and for there to have been no “wrongdoing.”


13 posted on 03/31/2022 5:35:10 PM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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To: Ann Archy

Six trivia questions to see how much history you really know. Be honest, it’s kind of fun and revealing. If you don’t know the answers make your best guess. Answer all of the questions (no cheating) before looking at the answers. And, no, the answers to these questions aren’t all “Barack Obama”…..

1) “We’re going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good.”
A. Karl Marx B. Adolph Hitler C. Joseph Stalin
D. Barack Obama E. None of the above
2) “It’s time for a new beginning, for an end to government of the few, by the few, and for the few...... And to replace it with shared responsibility, for shared prosperity.”
A. Lenin B. Mussolini C. Idi Amin D. Barack Obama E. None of the above

3) “(We)... can’t just let business as usual go on, and that means something has to be taken away from some people.”
A. Nikita Khrushev B. Joseph Goebbels C. Boris Yeltsin D. Barack Obama E. None of the above

4) “We have to build a political consensus and that requires people to give up a little bit of their own ... in order to create this common ground.”
A. Mao Tse Tung B. Hugo Chavez C. Kim Jong II
D. Barack Obama E. None of the above

5) “I certainly think the free-market has failed.”
A. Karl Marx B. Lenin C. Molotov
D. Barack Obama E. None of the above

6) “I think it’s time to send a clear message to what has become the most profitable sector in (the) entire economy that they are being watched.”
A. Pinochet B. Milosevic C. Saddam Hussein D. Barack Obama E. None of the above.

Scroll down for answers

Yep, all that came from the Hilde beast

And the answers are ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
(1) E. None of the above.
Statement was made by Hillary Clinton 6/29/2004

(2) E. None of the above.
Statement was made by Hillary Clinton 5/29/2007

(3) E. None of the above.
Statement was made by Hillary Clinton 6/4/2007

(4) E. None of the above.
Statement was made by Hillary Clinton 6/4/2007

(5 ) E None of the above.
Statement was made by Hillary Clinton 6/4/2007

(6). E. None of the above.
Statement was made by Hillary Clinton 9/2/2005

**** Want to know something scary? She may be the next president if you don’t forward this to everyone that you know. Maybe she’s too old for a comeback, but never underestimate pure evil.


14 posted on 03/31/2022 5:37:38 PM PDT by chopperk
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To: Republican Wildcat

Exactly!
This action actually confirms that laws were broken and adds legal weight to Trump’s lawsuit!


15 posted on 03/31/2022 5:38:29 PM PDT by justme4now (Falsehood flies, and the Truth comes limping after it)
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To: Engedi
It was character assassination against a sitting President the whole time he was President. Should have been fined millions.

And jail time.

16 posted on 03/31/2022 5:54:19 PM PDT by libertylover (Our BIGGEST problem, by far, is that most of the media is hate & agenda driven, not truth driven.)
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

The Mueller thing only cost the taxpayers $40 million..../s


17 posted on 03/31/2022 6:02:38 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin ( (Natural born citizens are born here of citizen parents)(Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

“What Steele Fabrication and 5 years of non stop lies?”


18 posted on 03/31/2022 6:21:22 PM PDT by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes)
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To: capydick

I don’t think the FEC can fine private citizens like Steele, so there was no exoneration of him. They can fine political organizations or officers of those political organizations.


19 posted on 03/31/2022 6:39:31 PM PDT by Savage Rider
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To: neverevergiveup
ALL governments are corrupt. ALL. That is why our founders put so many safeguards in place to prevent the usual unethical wannabes and pinheads from taking over our government...

Yes, and how's that worked out for us? The most unethical wannabes and pinheads have taken control of our government, and did so a very long time ago. Thus, look at the state of the crap that we're facing in this country now.

20 posted on 03/31/2022 7:25:06 PM PDT by nfldgirl
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