Federal Election Commission dismisses complaints against USPS chief DeJoy over alleged ‘straw-donor scheme’

Brendan Fischer, director of federal reform at the Campaign Legal Center, noted that the FEC declined to open a civil investigation even though there was enough evidence for the FBI to open a criminal investigation and subpoena DeJoy. “In fact, the FEC couldn’t even muster 4 votes to ask the [Justice Department] about the status of any straw donor criminal probe,” Fischer said in a statement. “This is yet another example of how the FEC’s failure to enforce the law has allowed wealthy special interests to rig the system in their favor.” 

Read the full article here.