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[News] Targeting DeSantis, Trump team warns state parties that super PACs can't act as an arm of a campaign (apnews.com)

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NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s campaign is seeking to blunt the efforts of a super PAC supporting rival Ron DeSantis’ presidential campaign by sending a letter to all state Republican parties on Thursday arguing that they cannot work with a super PAC as if it is representing a candidate.

David Warrington, an attorney for Trump’s 2024 campaign, contends in the letter that a super PAC, which can raise and spend unlimited amounts of money, should not be allowed to undertake traditional campaign activities that directly benefit a candidate or “act as de facto campaign arms.”

While the letter does not specifically cite the well-funded Never Back Down organization, it’s aimed at the super PAC, which has been taking on an expansive role supplementing DeSantis’ campaign, such as helping voters fill out cards pledging to support him in Iowa’s caucuses and hosting the governor as a “special guest” on multi-city bus tours.

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[–] e_t_@kbin.pithyphrase.net 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Sure, maybe it's illegal on paper, but until somebody gets punished for it, the practice will continue. If somebody is ever punished for it, the practice will still continue, just slightly more sneakily. I always assumed that, regardless of what the law says, direct coordination with unlimited dark money was the very reason super PACs were brought into existence.

[–] HubertManne@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

they were brought into existence by citizens united. If given a magic wand where I could get rid of trumps term in office or the citizens united ruling I would get rid of citizens united.

[–] some_guy@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

Bought* into existence