08-23-2018, 03:31 PM
(08-23-2018, 03:21 PM)PhilHos Wrote: According to the info michaelsean posted, a candidate can not gain information INDIRECTLY as well as directly. I would think getting an info through a 3rd party would still count as indirect. So Hillary or Trump going to a company like Fusion GPS who then gets their info from a foreign national would still be breaking the law (as written in michealsean's post).
Fusion GPS never made a contribution to any campaign. They were hired and paid to do research. They were not trading information in order to get return favors from the candidate. They were trading the information for money from the campaign.
Campaign finance laws are set up to stop people from buying favors through campaign contributions. They have noting to do with people who are hired to work for a campaign. Those people are not working for favors. They are working for money.
