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2023-08-11 18:17:34 UTC - HELPFUL
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For context, FEC letters are fairly routine, especially with online donations: Trump 2016: https://campaignlegal.org/media-mentions/salon-fec-goes-after-donald-trump-more-1000-violations-campaign-finance-laws https://www.cnn.com/2016/11/21/politics/fec-trump-violations/index.html Trump 7/23: https://www.cnn.com/2016/11/21/politics/fec-trump-violations/ https://docquery.fec.gov/pdf/606/202307130300187606/202307130300187606.pdf Laura Loomer 7/23: https://docquery.fec.gov/pdf/419/202307310300188419/202307310300188419.pdf Rebekah Jones 7/23: https://docquery.fec.gov/pdf/992/202307240300187992/202307240300187992.pdf Other candidates have had similar letters: Sanders 5/16: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/05/the-bernie-sanders-donors-who-are-giving-too-much/482418/ Obama 7/13: https://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2013/01/07/obama-campaign-fined-big-for-hiding-donors-keeping-illegal-donations
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