Adam Schiff Just Made It Easier For Politicians to Make Money

Brendan Fischer, director of federal programs at government watchdog Campaign Legal Center, took a far more critical view. “Basically, the FEC came to the surprising conclusion that a publisher may lawfully pour money into a candidate’s campaign so that more royalty money goes into the candidate’s pocket,” Fischer said, noting that the decision is a product of “the FEC’s somewhat mechanical application” of precedents around book promotion and campaign list rentals.

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