The Trump campaign has filed a complaint with the Federal Electoral Commission (FEC) seeking to stop Britain's Labor Party from interfering in the election.
As The New American reported last week, the Labor leader announced that his party would send 100 volunteers to battleground states to secure votes for Vice President Kamala Harris. This effort is very likely an illegal campaign contribution or in-kind expenditure.
But the complaint also adds that other Labor leaders are advising the Harris campaign, which borrows Labor Party propaganda.
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The complaint begins with the following interesting statement:
When representatives of the British government previously tried to go door to door in Britain,
America, it didn't end well for them. Last week marked the 243rd anniversary of the surrender of British troops at the Battle of Yorktown, the military victory that ensured the United States' political independence from Britain. Labor and the Harris campaign seem to have forgotten this message.
The complaint then cites reports in the Washington Post and London's Telegraph, accusing Labor of “blatant foreign interference” in the election through “illegal foreign contributions.”
The Post said: “Strategists connected to the British Labor Party are offering advice to Kamala Harris on how to win back disaffected voters and run a winning campaign from the centre-left.” It was reported.
The Telegraph said, “The prime minister's chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, and communications director, Matthew Doyle, attended the party's conference in Chicago and met with Ms Harris' campaign team,'' adding, “Sir Keir's director of strategy, Deborah・Mr. Mattinson also attended.” He traveled to Washington in September to brief Harris' presidential campaign on Labor's approach to winning the election. ”
Similarly, the Harris campaign has plagiarized Labor slogans such as “stop the chaos” and “turn the page”.
The complaint includes screenshots of LinkedIn posts by party operations director Sophia Patel. “Nearly 100 Labor Party staff (current and former) will be traveling to the United States in the coming weeks for North Carolina, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Virginia,” she announced.
We have 10 spots open to anyone who can head to the battleground state of North Carolina. We will classify your home. If you are interested, please email us at (email protected). thank you!
Patel also sent an email to staff asking for volunteers to “help our friends across the pond elect our first female president” and “teach Yankees how to win elections,” according to the complaint. He said he asked them to recruit him.
Patel also plans to make a personal intervention, “visiting two weeks prior to the election and staying in Washington, D.C. for several days thereafter,” the complaint said, citing Washington, D.C. television station WJLA. .
The complaint adds that the election fraudsters will pay for their own flights, but that accommodations will be provided by Democratic operatives.
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The complaint cites federal law that states that a foreign person “directly or indirectly” donates money or other things of value or makes a donation or promise, express or implied, to donate money or anything else of value. It also points out that it is prohibited. Federal, State, or Local Elections. ”
Independent expenditures are also prohibited.
Also, candidates cannot accept such assistance.
FEC rules state that a foreign national may “direct, command, direct or indirectly participate in the decision-making process regarding that person’s federal or non-governmental entity, including any corporation, labor organization, political committee, or political organization.” cannot be controlled.” -Federal election related activities. ”
And in avoiding the charges, Labor is following the example of the Australian Labor Party (ALP), which intervened in the 2016 election by supporting candidate Bernie Sanders.
The party placed “delegates” within the Sanders campaign and paid for their flights and per diems.
“While serving on the committee, ALP representatives engaged in practical activities such as encouraging voter attendance at campaign events, recruiting volunteers, negotiating with volunteers, and planning events.” The committee determined that this constituted campaigning against Bernie. Based on these facts, the Commission determined that ALP and Bernie violated the alien ban and imposed a civil penalty of $14,500 on each.
The UK Labor Party's “interference is clear and evident”, the complaint alleges.
Mr. Patel's posts and reports about the Harris campaign's relationship with the Labor Party create a reasonable inference that the Harris campaign accepted illegal foreign donations made by the Labor Party.
To protect our democracy from illicit foreign influence, it is imperative that the Federal Election Commission open a MUR (Matter Under Review), find reason to believe, and immediately investigate this matter.
Personal funds are not allowed
Importantly, as the FEC's page on foreign nationals makes clear, it doesn't matter whether Labor's election fraudsters pay for their travel expenses. Foreigners are not allowed to support election activities, even with personal funds.
Again, as the complaint points out, “Federal law prohibits contributions, contributions, directly or indirectly solicited, directed, received, or made by a foreign person in connection with a federal, state, or local election. , expenditures (including independent expenditures) and expenditures are prohibited.”
The following proviso has been added to this law:
This prohibition includes advances of personal funds, contributions or contributions to political party committees or associations, state or local party committees for the purchase or construction of office buildings, and contributions or expenditures for election campaign purposes. It will be.
When CNN, the New York Times, and the rest of the sleazy pro-Harris left-wing mainstream media start hysterically talking about foreign election interference and the “British collusion” scandal, that's the unknown.
