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Clinton Campaign Officials Don’t (Or Won’t) Understand Campaign Finance Laws

Hank Berrien

In an April 2015, in an email exchange with John Podesta, Hillary Clinton’s campaign chairman, Clinton’s campaign finance director, Dennis Cheng, reflected his ignorance of the laws against using the offices of an advocacy group by asking if the campaign could use the offices of the Center for American Progress (CAP), for a finance briefing. Podesta, who founded CAP, a 501c3 organization, ignored the fact that campaign laws prohibit such an action, only replying, “Too small.”

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