As with Cruz, I would say trump should consider firing his election lawyer.
It was Cruz’s first federal campaign. It’s not a stretch to think it wasn’t necessary due to the fact that it was a loan against his own assets.
Honestly, since he did file with the Senate I say no harm , no foul.
The FEC report would have been the only document linking the loans to the campaign, but the information was omitted.
I don’t know how many times I have to type this.
“...Honestly, since he did file with the Senate I say no harm , no foul...”
Since it was a loan against his *own* assets; Since he paid it back as agreed; Since he *did* file with the Senate immediately; Since he did amend the FEC filing as *every* single candidate has done in every single modern election; I say “where is the intent to deceive, defraud and/or conceal”?
I’ll tell you where that “intent” is from what I read: it’s only in the minds of Trump supporters and Cruz haters who suddenly hold a different standard for Trump who did the same, except they were *not* his own assets and don’t even bother talking about whether he paid the loans off as agreed. I personally don’t see a single thing wrong with either, but apparently, some folks are very good at parroting talking points and a bit less good at logic and reason. So I’ll put it up to a vote: Should the rules and standards be different for the wealthy-elite?