How? Perhaps in the most surprising way of all: through the bureaucracy. The FEC, in a massive step taken in recognition of what transpired during the Russia hoax, fined the Clinton Campaign and DNC for funding the Steele dossier and then lying about it.
The Washington Examiner, which reported on the yet to be released memo released by the FEC regarding the fine and punishment, reported that:
The memo said that the Clinton campaign and DNC argued that they were correct in describing their payment as for “legal advice and services” because it was Perkins Coie that hired Fusion GPS. But the agency said the law is clear and was violated.
It added that neither the campaign nor the party conceded to lying but won’t contest the finding. “Solely for the purpose of settling this matter expeditiously and to avoid further legal costs, respondent[s] does not concede, but will not further contest the commission’s finding of probable cause to proceed” with the probe, said the FEC.
The FEC, in a memo to the Coolidge Reagan Foundation, which filed its complaint over three years ago, said it fined Clinton’s treasurer $8,000 and the DNC’s treasurer $105,000.
The memo, shared with Secrets, is to be made public in a month.
So, the fines aren’t massive. In elections where billions of dollars are spent ($14 billion was spent on the 2020 election), a few thousand dollars isn’t a significant expense.
But, the action is significant as a first step, (continued)
This post originally appeared on The Blue State Conservative.
