[EL] Trump solicits foreign contributions

[Craig Holman]

Under 30121(a)(2), it is also illegal for a person to "solicit, accept or receive a contribution" from a foreign national.


Craig Holman, Ph.D.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Smith, Brad <BSmith at law.capital.edu>
To: Craig Holman <holman at aol.com>
Cc: law-election <law-election at uci.edu>
Sent: Tue, Jun 28, 2016 10:44 am
Subject: Re: [EL] Trump solicits foreign contributions



Actually, it's not a violation of anything until he accepts foreign contributions. It's quite common for campaigns to unwittingly solicit people who are not eligible to donate.

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On Jun 28, 2016, at 10:38 AM, Craig Holman <holman at aol.com> wrote:



Donald Trump sent out email fundraising solicitations to Scottish MPs -- an apparent violation of the ban on foreign campaign contributions -- and the Scots don't like it, either.


http://www.scotsman.com/news/natalie-mcgarry-publicly-rebuffs-donald-trump-fundraising-plea-1-4164192







Craig Holman, Ph.D.
Government Affairs Lobbyist
Public Citizen
215 Pennsylvania Avenue SE
Washington, D.C. 20003
T-(202) 454-5182
C-(202) 905-7413
F-(202) 547-7392
Holman at aol.com


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