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ARTICLE · 22 NOVEMBER 2023

Compliance Notes - Vol. 4, Issue 46

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Welcome to Compliance Notes from Nossaman's Government Relations & Regulation Group – a periodic digest of the headlines, statutory and regulatory changes and court cases involving campaign finance...

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RECENT LOBBYING, ETHICS & CAMPAIGN FINANCE UPDATES

We read the news, cut through the noise and provide you the notes.

Welcome to Compliance Notes from Nossaman's Government Relations & Regulation Group – a periodic digest of the headlines, statutory and regulatory changes and court cases involving campaign finance, lobbying compliance, election law and government ethics issues at the federal, state and local level.

Campaign Finance & Lobbying Compliance

According to a statement by FEC Commissioner Ellen Weintraub, former president Donald Trump has effectively been made exempt from campaign finance laws because the Federal Election Commission (FEC) refuses to investigate him. Weintraub said there have been at least fifty-eight instances where the FEC has heard allegations against Trump, accusing him or his family members of violating regulations. In at least twenty-eight of those allegations, according to Weintraub, staff at the Office of General Counsel

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