[EL] Trump solicits foreign contributions

Tue Jun 28 10:05:36 PDT 2016

Goofy? Yes and no. The email they got was simply a stock, mass piece. Indeed, I'm almost certain I got the same one. Who knows exactly how her email got on the list, but I doubt that anything would trigger a knowledge of who the recipient actually was--at most it might have been an address with .uk or something, but it's quite likely not even that.

So, goofy? Well, I suppose, at least in the result. Strikes me that the bigger goofiness is making a big deal about it. Usually in life we have a quick private chuckle and move on. Lots of this goes on, with almost anyone who uses email for marketing. Campaigns are just one example. Why, I can't begin to tell you how many times John McCain has "asked" me for money!

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Could you agree that it was just plain goofy?
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On Jun 28, 2016, at 10:59 AM, Smith, Brad <BSmith at law.capital.edu<mailto:BSmith at law.capital.edu>> wrote:

Yes, but you have to know or have reason to know. No evidence that applies here, is there? Foreign addresses aren't usually enough, tho I suppose you could interpret it that way. Lots of campaigns, not just Trump, would have big problems I think.

This just strikes me as pretty trivial compared to, say, Obama campaign taking contributions from foreign contributors (and against charges that that was a major scandal I defended that campaign on national tv).

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On Jun 28, 2016, at 10:51 AM, Craig Holman <holman at aol.com<mailto:holman at aol.com>> wrote:

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

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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<mailto: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

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