Biden transferred $91 million from his campaign to Harris's new campaign
FEC is investigating the case
Trump campaign filed complaint against Biden and Harris for alleged campaign finance violation
Trump team argues it's the largest excessive contribution in history
Former President Donald Trump's campaign filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) on Tuesday, alleging that President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris violated campaign finance laws by transferring $91 million in fundraising cash from Biden's campaign to Harris' new campaign. The Trump team argues that this act constitutes the single largest excessive contribution and biggest violation in the history of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended.
Biden endorsed Harris to run for the Democratic ticket in his place and transferred his millions of dollars in campaign cash over to her. However, Harris' name does not appear in the name of her purported authorized committee,
Donald Trump announced that Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, will visit him at his Florida estate on Friday.
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Kamala Harris is more popular than Donald Trump, leading him by two points with 44% of the votes compared to his 42%.
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The article contains selective reporting as it only reports details that support the author's position against Kamala Harris. The author also uses emotional manipulation by labeling Harris as a 'childless cat lady' and implying she has no stake in the nation's future. This is a lie by omission, as the author fails to mention that JD Vance, whom they are discussing, made this comment about Harris in 2021.
Could there be a more pejorative, more misogynistic label to give a woman than ‘childless cat ladies’?
Those three little words convey volumes, not about the subject, but the person saying them. No point pussy-footing about. If we didn’t already know JD Vance, Donald Trump’s pick for Republican vice president was a wrong ‘un, here’s the incontrovertible proof.
A video, from back in 2021, has emerged showing Vance (a father of three) referring to Democratic presidential nominee-in-waiting and mother-of-none Kamala Harris as ‘one of the childless cat ladies who are miserable at their own lives and have no stake in the nation’s future.’
Kamala Harris has secured the support of a majority of Democratic delegates to become the party’s nominee for president.
Ms Harris is on course to be crowned the party’s standard bearer and take on Republican Donald Trump in November’s presidential election.
The survey by AP indicates that Ms Harris has received endorsements from over 1,976 delegates needed to win the nomination in the first round of voting.
Ms Harris is due to appear in Wisconsin on Tuesday for her first campaign event since Biden dropped out of the race.
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][The Secret Service has urged Donald Trump to stop organizing large outdoor rallies and other outdoor events after the attempted assassination on him at a Pennsylvania rally.][] The article does not provide any information about Kamala Harris or contradictory facts related to her clinching the Democratic nomination.
[Donald Trump announced that Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, will visit him at his Florida estate on Friday.]
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Fallacies
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The article contains a few instances of inflammatory rhetoric and appeals to authority, but no formal fallacies. The author quotes statements from Kamala Harris and Joe Biden without endorsing or rejecting their claims. There are no dichotomous depictions in the text.
Kamala Harris: 'I know Donald Trump's type'
Speaking to staff at her campaign's headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, on Monday evening, Ms Harris had Trump in her sights.
Referring to her early career as a prosecutor in California who took on predators and fraudsters, she added: "I know Donald Trump's type."
President Joe Biden announced his withdrawal from the 2024 presidential race and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as his preferred Democratic nominee.
The Biden campaign reportedly had $240 million in cash on hand earlier this month.
Campaign finance rules limit what Biden can do with his campaign funds now that he is no longer running for president.
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][The Biden campaign reportedly had $240 million in cash on hand earlier this month.][][Biden's name does not appear in the name of Harris' purported authorized committee, 'Biden for President'.]
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The article contains an appeal to authority when it states 'Campaign finance laws impose a limit of only $2,000 per election for transfers from one candidate to another.' and 'That's in addition to the approximately $65 million in cash the DNC had on hand by the end of May.' These statements imply that campaign finance laws are an authoritative source, but they do not provide any evidence or reasoning as to why these limits exist or how they were determined. Additionally, there is a potential for ambiguous language when it states 'Biden could potentially transfer his funds to an independent super PAC if Harris is not on the ticket.' The article does not clarify whether this means that Biden himself could transfer the funds or if the super PAC would be able to receive the funds directly. This lack of clarity could lead to confusion and potential misinterpretation.
Campaign finance laws impose a limit of only $2,000 per election for transfers from one candidate to another.
That's in addition to the approximately $65 million in cash the DNC had on hand by the end of May.
Former President Trump's campaign filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) on Tuesday, accusing President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris of violating campaign finance laws by transferring $91 million in fundraising cash to her new campaign.
Biden endorsed Harris to run for the Democratic ticket in his place and transferred his millions of dollars in campaign cash over to her.
The Trump campaign argues that this act constitutes the single largest excessive contribution and biggest violation in the history of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended.
Harris’ name does not appear in the name of her purported authorized committee, “Biden for President”, and she did not file a Statement of Candidacy until Sunday when she merely altered Biden’s to replace his name with hers.
Altering a document submitted to a federal agency is a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1519.
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The article contains editorializing and pontification by the authors in their descriptions of the situation, implying that the actions taken by President Biden and Vice President Harris are 'brazen money grabs' and 'the single largest excessive contribution and biggest violation in the history of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended'. The authors also use loaded language such as 'heist' to manipulate emotions. Additionally, there is selective reporting by only focusing on the transfer of funds from Biden to Harris without providing any context or information about why this might have happened.
a brazen money grab that would constitute the single largest excessive contribution and biggest violation in the history of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended.
Kamala Harris is in the process of committing the largest campaign finance violation in American history and she is using the Commission’s own forms to do it.
Republicans may be jealous that Democrats are energized to defeat Donald Trump and his MAGA allies, but baseless legal claims – like the ones they’ve made for years to try to suppress votes and steal elections – will only distract them while we sign up volunteers, talk to voters, and win this election.
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The article contains an appeal to authority fallacy when the Trump campaign is quoted as calling the transfer of funds a 'brazen money grab' and 'the single largest excessive contribution and biggest violation in the history of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended.' These are assertions made by the Trump campaign, not facts. Additionally, there is an inflammatory rhetoric fallacy used throughout the article with phrases such as 'brazen money grab,' 'biggest violation,' and 'single largest excessive contribution.' The authors also make a dichotomous depiction by portraying the transfer of funds as a violation, while not acknowledging that it is a common practice for candidates to transfer funds between campaigns. No explicit fallacies were found in direct quotes from the subjects of the article.
The Trump campaign argued in the complaint, first reported by The New York Times and obtained by Fox News Digital, that Harris is ‘seeking to perpetrate a $91.5 million dollar heist of Joe Biden’s leftover campaign cash.’
David Warrington, who serves as general counsel for the Trump campaign, called the act ‘a brazen money grab that would constitute the single largest excessive contribution and biggest violation in the history of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended.’
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The authors use the phrase 'brazen money grab' to describe the transfer of funds from Biden to Harris, implying that it is an unfair or unethical action. This language is biased and could influence readers to view the situation negatively without considering all the facts.
a brazen money grab that would constitute the single largest excessive contribution and biggest violation in the history of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended.
