Donald Trump Accepted $1.3 Million in Donations that Violated Campaign Finance Laws, FEC Says

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Donald Trump Accepted $1.3 Million in Donations that Violated Campaign Finance Laws, FEC Says

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The Federal Election Commission (FEC) says Donald Trump accepted 1,100 donations totaling $1.3 million that violated various campaign finance laws.

The Hill reports:

The commission sent Timothy Jost, the Trump campaign’s treasurer, a letter Sunday seeking clarification of its financial filings last month.

The FEC’s message notes two main concerns, the first being whether Trump’s campaign accepted contributions from organizations not properly registered with the commission. Another worry, the letter adds, is whether donors giving to the Republican’s campaign exceeded legal donation limits.

“If any apparently prohibited contribution in question was incompletely or incorrectly disclosed, you should amend your original report with clarifying information,” it states. “In addition, please clarify whether the contribution(s) received from the referenced organization(s) is permissible.

“If any apparently excessive contribution in question was incompletely or incorrectly disclosed, you must amend your original report with the clarifying information.”

More from CNN:

The errors came after Trump made an aggressive shift to digital fundraising in July, based in large part on the stunning success Bernie Sanders had outraising Hillary Clinton at various months in the primaries.

The FEC dinged the Sanders campaign in May for the same problem — alerting them that thousands of donors had exceeded federal campaign finance limit. President Barack Obama has received several such letters as well.

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