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Post by oldmontana on Mar 5, 2019 19:09:53 GMT -5
dailycaller.com/2019/03/05/ocasio-cortez-campaign-finance-fec-complaint-denies/New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez denied violating campaign finance laws Tuesday in response to a Federal Election Commission (FEC) complaint alleging she and her chief of staff set up a million-dollar private slush fund. “There is no violation,” Ocasio-Cortez told Fox News. The National Legal and Policy Center (NLPC), a conservative government watchdog, accused Ocasio-Cortez and Saikat Chakrabarti, her chief of staff, of illegally funneling money between political action committees (PACs) and private companies that were both controlled by Chakrabarti. The NLPC claims that the transfers from the PACs to the LLCs were part of an “extensive” plan to avoid reporting campaign expenditures to the FEC. Fox also asked Ocasio-Cortez if she is connected to “dark money,” to which she replied, “No, no.” Ocasio-Cortez has not responded, however, to other alleged campaign finance violations as reported by The Daily Caller News Foundation. (RELATED: Ocasio-Cortez And Her Chief Of Staff ‘Could Be Facing Jail Time’ If Control Over PAC Was Intentionally Hidden) Ocasio-Cortez and Chakrabarti obtained majority control over the Justice Democrats PAC in December 2017, despite the fact that the PAC was credited with being the central force behind Ocasio-Cortez’s primary victory against incumbent Rep. Joe Crowley. Ocasio-Cortez never disclosed her control over the PAC while it was supporting her primary campaign, an arrangement that could open the Democrat up to massive campaign finance violations. The pair could face prison time if it is found that they intentionally withheld the ties between the campaign and the PAC from the FEC. “If the facts as alleged are true, and a candidate had control over a PAC that was working to get that candidate elected, then that candidate is potentially in very big trouble and may have engaged in multiple violations of federal campaign finance law, including receiving excessive contributions,” former Republican FEC commissioner Hans von Spakovsky told The Daily Caller News Foundation. ================================================= Interesting...she is a loose cannon.
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Post by tnthomas on Mar 5, 2019 19:28:45 GMT -5
No mention of this story from legitimate news outlets, so far only from the following right-wing tabloids: dailycaller.com, washington examiner and of course FOX.
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It's amazing how FOX twists the facts and inserts falsehoods into a story, no wonder FOX followers get bat$h!t crazy over what FOX passes off as news.
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Post by oldmontana on Mar 5, 2019 20:25:47 GMT -5
www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/complaint-alleging-massive-campaign-finance-violations-prompts-a-denial-from-ocasio-cortezPart of the link.. The thing that gets me is that Ocasio-Cortez has been in office for not even three months. Yet, her office already looks like a black hole of ethically dubious behavior. Remember: This FEC complaint isn’t even the first shoe to drop. During the 2018 election, her campaign made several payments to Brand New Congress LLC for “strategic consulting,” and then Brand New Congress PAC made payouts to her boyfriend, Riley Roberts, who was billed as a “marketing consultant,” according to Federal Election Commission filings compiled by GOP operative Luke Thompson. As if that weren’t already strange enough, both the LLC and the PAC were co-founded by Chakrabarti. These are the same organizations that he reportedly used to funnel cash into his private companies. Then, there's the questionable issue of the congresswoman giving her boyfriend a dot-gov email address. These addresses are reserved only for House staff, though they are given out on occasion to the spouses of elected members of Congress. Roberts is neither. For a candidate who came to Washington on the promise of transparency and a high standard of ethical behavior, Ocasio-Cortez has wasted no time falling far from that ideal. It was only 61 days ago that she was sworn into office. ========================================== What a gift she is to the Republican party!
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Post by chinadoll1981 on Mar 5, 2019 20:59:52 GMT -5
Tsk tsk Fake Fox. When they learn... I only REAL Fox  Ha! GOP soooooo scared of AOC they will stop at nothing to bring her down trouble is she “street smart” young lady and they will tangle with tiger if they keep at it!! |
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Post by tnthomas on Mar 5, 2019 21:10:58 GMT -5
So let's analyze this: the washingtonexaminer has an opinion piece alleging blahblahblah....and You take that as the gospel truth...correct?
Unbelievable! no no, I DO believe it!  Don't you think that a real news agency would report this story, if there were a shred of truth? You bet they would! News is news! |
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Post by birdgal on Mar 5, 2019 21:47:00 GMT -5
The loose cannon is in the Oval Office.
I get a kick out of how afraid the Republican party is of this young woman. It's pathetic and yet entertaining. Watch out, Republicans. BOO! AOC is gonna get you and your little dog too!
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Post by tnthomas on Mar 5, 2019 23:24:58 GMT -5
What a gift she is to the Republican party! Quite so, it seems: |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 6, 2019 10:56:29 GMT -5
oldmontana ~ I would appreciate it if your post titles could be typed in lower case. The "All Capitals" is annoying and a childish cry for attention. If members of this board want to read your post, they will see it. I guess you want to dig up some dirt on Dems because your party is going down the tubes. (Note to Admin: On most chat boards the capitalization of a post title is not allowed. I think there is a way to prevent it.)
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Post by notmydad on Mar 6, 2019 11:00:20 GMT -5
trump asked AOC about this and she vehemently denied it. trump said he's inclined to believe her but he has to wait until he hears from Vlad and Kim before making an official tweet.
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Post by QuickSilver on Mar 6, 2019 11:59:02 GMT -5
oldmontana ~ I would appreciate it if your post titles could be typed in lower case. The "All Capitals" is annoying and a childish cry for attention. If members of this board want to read your post, they will see it. I guess you want to dig up some dirt on Dems because your party is going down the tubes. (Note to Admin: On most chat boards the capitalization of a post title is not allowed. I think there is a way to prevent it.) |
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Post by oldmontana on Mar 6, 2019 12:06:59 GMT -5
The loose cannon is in the Oval Office. I get a kick out of how afraid the Republican party is of this young woman. It's pathetic and yet entertaining. Watch out, Republicans. BOO! AOC is gonna get you and your little dog too! Afraid of her...that was funny. The fact is they love her because her unreasonable Green New Deal is going to be a key in the next elections. |
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Post by oldmontana on Mar 6, 2019 12:10:01 GMT -5
oldmontana ~ I would appreciate it if your post titles could be typed in lower case. The "All Capitals" is annoying and a childish cry for attention. If members of this board want to read your post, they will see it. I guess you want to dig up some dirt on Dems because your party is going down the tubes. (Note to Admin: On most chat boards the capitalization of a post title is not allowed. I think there is a way to prevent it.) Thanks for your post. I used the headline of my link for my post title. Calling it childish is what is childish. |
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Post by oldmontana on Mar 6, 2019 12:13:07 GMT -5
What a gift she is to the Republican party! Quite so, it seems: "GOP is terrified of her because she is offering a hopeful vision of the future" Most people with the ability to reason understand her idea of doing away with Air Planes is asinine. |
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Post by Kady on Mar 6, 2019 13:50:05 GMT -5
All this reminds me of how the GOP lambasted Hillary....remember how she killed Foster, the sex ring in the Pizza parlor and how she was selling drugs?
The GOP hate strong smart women, they are a threat to them and targets for their propaganda, notice that this baloney
is always in iffy shady conservative publications.
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Post by chinadoll1981 on Mar 6, 2019 13:56:21 GMT -5
Face facts not FOX AOC is getting under the skin of stodgy GOP because they are terrified of her and others like her because they know they are losing popularity and people have had it with enabling Foolish Donkey All GOP do is whine they are the Party of Gripes and complaining They had 2 year to do agenda but did they? No they are a lot of hot air and individuals like AOC are calling their bluff and they can no stand that so they whine cry and attack. Bipartisanship is something they know nothing about nor do they wish to cooperate. The Baby Trump Blimp is good symbol for the now dead Republican Party Drop elephants bring up the diapers  |
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Ha! GOP soooooo scared of AOC they will stop at nothing to bring her down trouble is she “street smart” young lady and they will tangle with tiger if they keep at it!!
