Newsletter: Space Force hats for sale by Trump's 2020 re-election campaign

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Politico

Space weather bill to be re-introduced in quest to better prepare the government to protect against solar flares, other threats.— Space Force hats for sale by Trump’s 2020 re-election campaign are not against the law, experts say — but they might be if it becomes a real thing. The new fundraising gambit raised some eyebrows on Twitter but experts say the president is on the right side of the law. “The hats...don’t present any campaign finance problems,” remarked Corey Goldstone, media strategist at the Campaign Legal Center. “They don't appear to have any official government logo or the insignia of a federal agency.”

 

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