As Trump solicits election support from China, FEC chair issues a reminder that this is illegal
The head of the Federal Election Commission subtweeted President Donald Trump on Thursday after the president called on China to investigate his potential 2020 rival Joe Biden and his son Hunter.
In a post on Twitter, chair Ellen Weintraub resurfaced a June memorandum stating that it is illegal for anyone running for public office to solicit help from a foreign national.
Is this thing on? š https://t.co/K6phZRex8k
— Ellen L Weintraub (@EllenLWeintraub) October 3, 2019
Weintraub had originally drafted the memorandum over the summer after the president told ABC News that he may not alert the FBI if a foreign government offered dirt on a 2020 rival. [Continue reading…]