FEC looking into AOC and 10 other Democrats for campaign finance violations

[SunsetBengal]

AOC? C'mon girl, you can't get caught with your hand in the cookie jar, on your very first trip into the kitchen..

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/federal-election-commission-probing-financial-discrepancies-at-aoc-political-action-committee/ar-AACucYa?ocid=spartanntp

[*bfine32*]

(06-06-2019, 02:14 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: AOC?  C'mon girl, you can't get caught with your hand in the cookie jar, on your very first trip into the kitchen..

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/federal-election-commission-probing-financial-discrepancies-at-aoc-political-action-committee/ar-AACucYa?ocid=spartanntp

How else do you expect her to afford those airport bagels. 

[Belsnickel]

Not surprising. I see "PAC" and I automatically assume shady shit is going on.

[SunsetBengal]

(06-06-2019, 02:19 PM)bfine32 Wrote: How else do you expect her to afford those airport bagels. 

Funny that you mention airport bagels.  It seems like the Champion of the Green New Deal could easily take Amtrack from NYC to DC, but she prefers to fly in high carbon footprint leaving jets...

[CJD]

Oh, campaign finance violations matter again?

[*bfine32*]

(06-06-2019, 02:27 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: Funny that you mention airport bagels.  It seems like the Champion of the Green New Deal could easily take Amtrack from NYC to DC, but she prefers to fly in high carbon footprint leaving jets...

Every one supports Green initiatives until it starts hurting them. 

[jj22]

Should have just used campaign money to pay off porn stars they cheated on their spouses with (or been a Republican as you can see Trump supporters on this board gleefully taking shots they never took against Trump).

By now Dems should know better. They won't get away with what Republicans get away with. Silly them.

[*bfine32*]

(06-06-2019, 04:06 PM)jj22 Wrote: Should have just used campaign money to pay off porn stars they cheated on their spouses with (or been a Republican as you can see Trump supporters on this board gleefully taking shots they never took against Trump).

By now Dems should know better. They won't get away with what Republicans get away with. Silly them.

How much you wanna bet that AOC doesn't get away with it?

[*michaelsean*]

(06-06-2019, 05:14 PM)bfine32 Wrote: How much you wanna bet that AOC doesn't get away with it?

Yeah nothing will happen to her even if she did it.

As an aside, she needs to get out of Congress because I think she could find her way to eight figures in a short time.

[SunsetBengal]

(06-06-2019, 07:14 PM)michaelsean Wrote: Yeah nothing will happen to her even if she did it.

As an aside,  she needs to get out of Congress because I think she could find her way to eight figures in a short time.

I don't know, Omar just got fined by Minnesota for misuse of campaign money.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/ilhan-omar-fined-by-state-for-unlawful-use-of-campaign-funds/ar-AACvarO?ocid=spartanntp

Granted, it's not huge, but it is being held accountable and is now in her permanent record.

[fredtoast]

(06-06-2019, 03:49 PM)bfine32 Wrote: Every one supports Green initiatives until it starts hurting them. 

Same with wars and tariffs.

[*Nately120*]

Only beta losers follow the rules.

[*bfine32*]

(06-07-2019, 12:02 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: I don't know, Omar just got fined by Minnesota for misuse of campaign money.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/ilhan-omar-fined-by-state-for-unlawful-use-of-campaign-funds/ar-AACvarO?ocid=spartanntp

Granted, it's not huge, but it is being held accountable and is now in her permanent record.

Quote:The Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board 

Quote:ordered the freshman Democrat to personally pay a $500 civil fine along with paying back $3,469 to her Minnesota statehouse campaign after she unlawfully used funds for multiple personal expenses.........


"I'm glad this process is complete and that the Campaign Finance Board has come to a resolution on this matter. We have been collaborative in this process and are glad the report showed that none of the money was used for personal use, as was initially alleged,” Omar said.

Way to own it girl

[NATI BENGALS]

TLDR

Was it bad? Like, were there major violations and huge red flags? It wasn't something stupid like paying off hookers or illegally using a fake charity to benefit yourself and your campaign?

[BmorePat87]

(06-07-2019, 05:57 PM)bfine32 Wrote: Way to own it girl

The initial allegation was that she used her campaign funds to pay for her divorce. That part ended up being false, but she used funds to travel to out of state political events. She disagreed with the state board over whether or not those political events she attended with those funds were "personal", with the state board ruling that anything they did not considered related to her office to be "personal".

Certainly an area that is not black or white, especially when context is applied. 

[*bfine32*]

(06-10-2019, 10:19 AM)BmorePat87 Wrote: The initial allegation was that she used her campaign funds to pay for her divorce. That part ended up being false, but she used funds to travel to out of state political events. She disagreed with the state board over whether or not those political events she attended with those funds were "personal", with the state board ruling that anything they did not considered related to her office to be "personal".

Certainly an area that is not black or white, especially when context is applied. 

...or when you want to assert you didn't use funds for persona;l expenses. I get that it's nuanced.

[BmorePat87]

(06-10-2019, 11:25 AM)bfine32 Wrote: ...or when you want to assert you didn't use funds for persona;l expenses. I get that it's nuanced.

Is attending a political events always personal and never a possible campaign related expense? She argued no, they could be campaign expenses. That's basically the gist of my response, presenting that and giving context for what she said was personal. You can actually address it instead of trying to be snarky. That's an option.

[*bfine32*]

(06-10-2019, 12:17 PM)BmorePat87 Wrote: Is attending a political events always personal and never a possible campaign related expense? She argued no, they could be campaign expenses. That's basically the gist of my response, presenting that and giving context for what she said was personal. You can actually address it instead of trying to be snarky. That's an option.

I think the "admission" was lame; nothing more. She was found to have used funds for personal reasons, but she stated she was glad she was not found to have used them for personal reasons. Your definition, my definition, her definition of what is personal expenses is moot.

[BmorePat87]

(06-10-2019, 12:26 PM)bfine32 Wrote: I think the "admission" was lame; nothing more. She was found to have used funds for personal reasons, but she stated she was glad she was not found to have used them for personal reasons. Your definition, my definition, her definition of what is personal expenses is moot.

Her "definition" isn't moot if it's what you were openly criticizing, but your need to be antagonistic this morning has been noted so I won't bother you anymore. 

[jj22]

(06-06-2019, 07:14 PM)michaelsean Wrote: Yeah nothing will happen to her even if she did it.

As an aside,  she needs to get out of Congress because I think she could find her way to eight figures in a short time.

You still living in denial about how this thing works? She's a Dem. Dems don't get away with anything. Bfine knows this and proves the point as you don't hear any of this when it comes to Trumps campaign finance issues (that he's bragged about, and gotten away with).

Americans don't play when it comes to Dems. Until voters hold both parties to equal standards, you'll see Republicans and Trump supporters attacking Dems while ignoring, voting for, defending, and supporting Trump and Republicans doing the same thing.