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FEC chair predicts legal challenges if Kamala Harris tries to access Biden’s war chest: ‘It’s really complicated’
NY Post ^ | 7/22/24 | Victor Nava

Posted on 07/22/2024 4:27:16 PM PDT by Libloather

The “unprecedented” nature of President Biden handing Vice President Kamala Harris the keys to his campaign war chest may prove “complicated” and spark legal challenges, the head of the Federal Election Commission warned Monday.

“I think it’s really complicated, is the short answer,” Federal Election Commission Chairman Sean Cooksey – an appointee of former President Donald Trump – told NPR when asked about the vice president’s ability to access the Biden campaign’s substantial assets.

“I mean, we take a step back to consider the situation – this is really unprecedented in terms of modern political history, and certainly in terms of campaign finance law,” he added. “We have a presidential nominee or a presumptive nominee dropping out just weeks before his party convention.”

**SNIP**

Cooksey, one of six commissioners at the FEC, suggested that surrendering that money to Harris is not as simple and straightforward as some have suggested.

“What [Biden’s] attempting to do is to give his entire committee, the cash and all the assets, over to another person,” Cooksey explained.

“I think it’s gonna have to go through a process, through the FEC,” he added. “I expect, there’s probably going to be challenges to that at the agency, and probably in the courts as well.”

Cooksey acknowledged that some campaign finance lawyers have reached the conclusion that Harris has a legitimate claim to the Biden campaign funds, but he noted that other experts haven’t.

“I think other election law experts have actually reached the opposite conclusion,” he said.

“And so I think everyone would agree, though, that this is completely unprecedented, and it raises a lot of novel questions,” Cooksey argued.

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


TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bidenwarchest; complicated; fec; harris; itstheft; kamala; legal; replacingjoe
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Pedo Pete could always change what's left of his mind. Horizontal is raising loot now. Does that go straight to Gropin' Joe?
1 posted on 07/22/2024 4:27:16 PM PDT by Libloather
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To: Libloather

So I wonder if all the money Kamala brings in as she is the heir apparent...goes to the same stash that was Joe’s or did she setup a new stash for her? If she set up a new stash, it would appear she agrees she doesn’t have access to Joe’s stash of campaign cash. And if it is going to Joe’s stash...is it even hers?


2 posted on 07/22/2024 4:31:50 PM PDT by for-q-clinton (Cancel Culture IS fascism...Let's start calling it that!)
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To: Libloather
Return the money to the donors. They can decide what they want to do.

I know that if I put a down payment on a Ford, and they wanted to deliver
me a Yugo, I wouldn't be happy.

3 posted on 07/22/2024 4:32:54 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie (LORD, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil.)
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To: Libloather

Just the thing for those small and medium sized town water reservoirs. Dump it in at the inlet and bye-bye town.


4 posted on 07/22/2024 4:34:29 PM PDT by SaxxonWoods (Are you ready for Black Lives MAGA? It's coming.)
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To: SaxxonWoods

Sorry for above, wrong thread somehow.


5 posted on 07/22/2024 4:34:55 PM PDT by SaxxonWoods (Are you ready for Black Lives MAGA? It's coming.)
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To: Libloather

Isn’t it a “shared” corp type thing as they’re both on the ticket? If Kamala didn’t run then, yeah, the new contender shouldn’t get the funds but the VP on the ticket shouldn’t be a problem?

That said - I’m enjoying my popcorn…


6 posted on 07/22/2024 4:37:43 PM PDT by Skywise
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To: Libloather

Since WHEN does the LAW prevent the DemonRats from doing whatever the hell they WANT to do?


7 posted on 07/22/2024 4:43:36 PM PDT by CivilWarBrewing (Get off my back for my usage of CAPS, especially you snowflake males! MAN UP!)
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To: Libloather

As if democrats care. As if the Biden regime will prosecute. And if by some miracle they do prosecute it will be some ridiculous fine like 10,000 dollars and that’s the end of it.


8 posted on 07/22/2024 4:50:38 PM PDT by Organic Panic (SDemocrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes)
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To: for-q-clinton

That’s a very good question. Someone posted the screenshots of some FEC filing and they had some various that were basically Kamala for president committee or whatever they called it that were apparently newly established. I would say that would be her money, but just because you change the name from Biden to Kamala on his committee, to me, doesn’t make it hers


9 posted on 07/22/2024 4:55:56 PM PDT by matt04 ( )
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Those are the sort of questions I have too - been hearing media turds triumphantly announcing all day that Cackles has "raised" massive amounts of money - through what mechanism? Where and how is all that loot supposedly coming from, going to, ending up at, LEGALLY. Not computing.
 
 

10 posted on 07/22/2024 4:57:38 PM PDT by lapsus calami (What's that stink? Code Pink ! ! And their buddy Murtha, too!)
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To: matt04

Definitely not the old money. But even changing the name makes it worse. So they are saying they could plug me in for President and just put my name on their organization and get all the past cash.


11 posted on 07/22/2024 5:06:24 PM PDT by for-q-clinton (Cancel Culture IS fascism...Let's start calling it that!)
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To: lapsus calami

At a minimum it is consumer fraud—classic bait and switch.

You paid for product A and you got switched to product B without your consent—with no offer to return your money.


12 posted on 07/22/2024 5:11:38 PM PDT by cgbg ("Our democracy" = Their Kleptocracy)
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To: matt04

Same company, even with a name changem i would assume this is the same entity.


13 posted on 07/22/2024 5:19:16 PM PDT by wiseprince (Me)
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They really don’t need it. The democrats will raise 200,000,000 by the time of the convention.


14 posted on 07/22/2024 5:24:44 PM PDT by newnhdad (Our new motto: USA, it was fun while it lasted.)
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To: Libloather

More Horsepuckey from Horsepuckey Central.

“”Since WHEN does the LAW prevent the DemonRats from doing whatever the hell they WANT to do?””

Exactamundo!!!

“”As if democrats care.””

During Hussein’s first campaign, there was some news about ‘foreign donations.’ Hussein stated, without blinking at all, that he would use any and all $$$ during the campaign. AFTER the campaign, if any $$$ was found to be inappropriate, he would return it.

Once again, there are no rules, regulations or laws that apply to the DemocRATS or DemoKKKrats. Rules and laws are for ‘others.’

Without a conscience or a soul, anything is possible.


15 posted on 07/22/2024 5:25:28 PM PDT by Ronaldus Magnus III (Do, or do not, there is no try)
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To: Libloather

Moral of the story: Whenever there is a large pile of cash it will be surrounded by sharks, I mean laywers.


16 posted on 07/22/2024 5:34:32 PM PDT by frogjerk (More people have died trusting the government than not trusting the government.)
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To: lapsus calami; cgbg

Could the money be the funds that were withheld by the donors?

But if the funds were ‘addressed’ to the hidenbiden campaign, how could cackles get the money?


17 posted on 07/22/2024 5:35:35 PM PDT by WildHighlander57 ((the more you tighten your grip, the more star systems will slip through your fingers.) )
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To: Skywise
Isn’t it a “shared” corp type thing as they’re both on the ticket

They're not on the ticket, never were, and now will never be. "Presumed ticket."

It'll be challenged, but unlikely to be resolved by courts before the cash is spent. Potential class action suit.

18 posted on 07/22/2024 5:36:10 PM PDT by chiller (Davey Crockett said: "Be sure you're right. Then go ahead'. I'll go ahead.)
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To: Libloather
RACIST !!! (/s)
19 posted on 07/22/2024 5:51:10 PM PDT by 11th_VA (Celebrate Climate Change !!!)
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To: Libloather

A wink, a nod, a little kabuki, et viola! Money transferred, assured by the Monica Media that all is kosher.


20 posted on 07/22/2024 6:00:09 PM PDT by Jeff Chandler (THE ISSUE IS NEVER THE ISSUE. THE REVOLUTION IS THE ISSUE.)
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