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Donald Trump Accused Of ‘Breaking Federal Law’

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Donald Trump, who recently branded Russian President Vladimir Putin a ‘genius,’ has been accused of ‘breaking federal law’.

According to The American Bridge Super Pac, a Democratic fundraising organisation, the former president has spent large sums of money on a campaign before ‘formally declaring that he will run’.

The Guardian reports that the organisation filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission, (FEC) in which they said: “Trump has been illegally using his multi-candidate leadership PAC to raise and spend funds in excess of commission limits for the purpose of advancing a 2024 presidential campaign.

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“His failure to timely file a Statement of Candidacy with the Commission is a clear violation of the [Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971].”

Federal campaign finance laws require that candidates spend over $5,000 on a presidential campaign to register their candidacy with the FEC within 15 days.

It comes as the former president ‘sued his niece, Mary Trump, and the New York Times for $100m’ in damages over tax records.

In the case, he named three reporters from the outlet who allegedly ‘relentlessly pursued his niece to obtain confidential records’ that arose in a family dispute.

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The lawyer representing Mary Trump claimed the case was ‘doomed to failure,’ he reportedly said: “This is the latest in a long line of frivolous lawsuits by Donald Trump that target truthful speech and important journalism on issues of public concern.

“It is doomed to failure like the rest of his baseless efforts to chill freedom of speech and of the press.”

A New York Times spokesperson said: “The Times’s coverage of Donald Trump’s taxes helped inform citizens through meticulous reporting on a subject of overriding public interest.

“This lawsuit is an attempt to silence independent news organizations and we plan to vigorously defend against it.”

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Written by Aimee Walker

Aimee is a senior content editor at IGV who specialises in finding the best original stories, trending topics and entertainment news. She graduated from Birmingham City University with a degree in Media and Communications.