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Federal Campaign Law violations "In-Kind Contributions" (Twitter Biden Crime Inc link)
Federa Election Commission ^ | 12/04/2022 | FEC

Posted on 12/04/2022 12:19:23 PM PST by Az Joe

Seems to be that Twitter provided the Biden Crime family Inc with plenty of campaign in-kind contributions by running interference for them on bad news

An in-kind contribution is a non-monetary contribution. Goods or services offered free or at less than the usual charge result in an in-kind contribution. Similarly, when a person or entity pays for services on the committee’s behalf, the payment is an in-kind contribution. An expenditure made by any person or entity in cooperation, consultation or concert with, or at the request or suggestion of, a candidate’s campaign is also considered an in-kind contribution to the candidate.

The value of an in-kind contribution—the usual and normal charge—counts against the contribution limit as a gift of money does. Additionally, like any other contribution, in-kind contributions count against the contributor’s limit for the next election, unless they are otherwise designated.


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: campainfinancelaw; twitter

1 posted on 12/04/2022 12:19:23 PM PST by Az Joe
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To: Az Joe

Big deal, so Twitter can’t donate next time to Joe’s campaign...which he may not even run.


2 posted on 12/04/2022 12:21:32 PM PST by for-q-clinton (Cancel Culture IS fascism...Let's start calling it that!)
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To: Az Joe

You nailed it! Bravo!

You NEVER hear anyone talking about the media’s in kind contributions to Dems!

Arrest them!


3 posted on 12/04/2022 12:21:47 PM PST by imabadboy99
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To: Az Joe
Seems to be that Twitter provided the Biden Crime family Inc with plenty of campaign in-kind contributions by running interference for them on bad news

Same for CCN, MSLSD, ABC, CBS, NBC, NYT, WaPo, etc.

4 posted on 12/04/2022 12:28:09 PM PST by MileHi ((Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)
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To: for-q-clinton

Musk wasn’t planning on giving any money to Biden anyways


5 posted on 12/04/2022 12:29:28 PM PST by cableguymn
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To: Az Joe

BINGO! Seems a clear violation of campaign laws!!!


6 posted on 12/04/2022 12:34:11 PM PST by deener
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To: Az Joe

Eh. Doubt this would go anywhere. Unfortunately. I think the best we can hope for is the public shaming from Musk but that only works if people know. The mainstream press ignored the story completely. It needs to be started on social media. I hate social media but it seems like there’s no other way to combat the suppression of news. We’re becoming dissidents in a nation founded on official liberty because humans turn to fascism to control and manipulate and cash in. The Left with their propaganda and cancel culture and control of the free press and big tech must be resisted. Dissenting voices must be heard. But we need to live in reality not a fever dream fantasy. Facts not speculation.


7 posted on 12/04/2022 12:54:26 PM PST by newzjunkey (Vote for Hershel Walker by Dec 6th to stop Warnock (D) in Georgia)
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To: Az Joe

Maybe, but if the FEC levies fines for this, they are essentially going to levy them on Elon Musk now, not on the former board members who actually committed the violations...


8 posted on 12/04/2022 12:54:29 PM PST by Boogieman
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To: newzjunkey

Spread * not started


9 posted on 12/04/2022 12:55:02 PM PST by newzjunkey (Vote for Hershel Walker by Dec 6th to stop Warnock (D) in Georgia)
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To: newzjunkey

Individual, not official. Ugh auto correct is killing me today


10 posted on 12/04/2022 12:56:03 PM PST by newzjunkey (Vote for Hershel Walker by Dec 6th to stop Warnock (D) in Georgia)
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To: cableguymn

True.


11 posted on 12/04/2022 1:35:37 PM PST by for-q-clinton (Cancel Culture IS fascism...Let's start calling it that!)
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To: for-q-clinton

bkmk in kind


12 posted on 12/04/2022 1:56:47 PM PST by ptsal (Vote R.E.D. >>>Remove Every Democrat ***)
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To: Az Joe

the nightly news has done the same for decades...


13 posted on 12/04/2022 2:58:54 PM PST by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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To: for-q-clinton

Big deal

/\

A gov agency using the term

Biden Crime Family Inc.

is a HUGE deal

.they make Arnold and Rosenberg’s look like pikers.

.


14 posted on 12/04/2022 3:40:31 PM PST by cuz1961 (USCGR Veteran )
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To: cuz1961

Huh? What gov’t agency used the terms Biden Crime family?


15 posted on 12/04/2022 3:47:21 PM PST by for-q-clinton (Cancel Culture IS fascism...Let's start calling it that!)
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To: for-q-clinton

I stand corrected.

I looked at your source link

https://www.fec.gov/help-candidates-and-committees/filing-reports/in-kind-contributions/#:~:text=An%20expenditure%20made%20by%20any,kind%20contribution%20to%20the%20candidate.

I thought the first paragraph was part of the referenced article.

( I would have put that paragraph below the excerpt separated by a / or something )

Im bummed.

It would have been huge if sec actually admitted the apparent nature of the biden family.


16 posted on 12/04/2022 4:41:04 PM PST by cuz1961 (USCGR Veteran )
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To: Az Joe

“Seems to be that Twitter provided the Biden Crime family Inc with plenty of campaign in-kind contributions by running interference for them on bad news”

You’re right, of course, but the topic is too complicated for Republican leaders to understand, so expect them to remain silent on this OBVIOUS law-breaking.


17 posted on 12/04/2022 5:38:12 PM PST by BobL (By the way, low tonight in Estonia: 18 degrees, burrr!!!)
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