FEC issues $21K fine to Rand Paul's 2016 presidential campaign committee: Report

“In the big picture, the FEC is legendary for not really penalizing anybody, so any penalty of significance from the FEC is noteworthy," said Adav Noti, senior director and chief of staff for the Campaign Legal Center. "And $21,000 — although it’s not a bank-breaker for a presidential campaign, it’s not nothing, either." "It will be important to see whatever explanation the full file provides as to why the FEC dismissed those violations in 2021," Noti added.

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