Recent Complaints
COMMON CAUSE AMENDS COMPLAINT AGAINST TRUMP CAMPAIGN FOR $130K HUSH MONEY PAYMENT
March 12, 2018
Today, Common Cause is filing amended complaints with the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to include President Trump himself as well as his personal attorney Michael Cohen for their roles in what appear to be numer…
Read More>>Common Cause Files Complaints Against President Trump’s Illegal 2020 Dark Money Operation
March 5, 2018
Today, Common Cause filed complaints with the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Election Commission (FEC) alleging reason to believe that President Trump and his campaign, Vice President Pence and his leadership PAC, the Republican National C…
Read More>>Common Cause Files Complaint Against Trump Campaign for $130k Hush Money Payment
January 22, 2018
On January 22, 2018, Common Cause filed complaints with the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Election Commission (FEC) alleging that the October 2016 payment of $130,000 to Stephanie Clifford (a.k.a. Stormy Daniels), through an LLC, was an u…
Read More>>Kid Rock’s Games and the 2020 Presidential Election
September 1, 2017
Today Common Cause filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) and Department of Justice accusing Robert James Ritchie (a.k.a. “Kid Rock”) of violating federal campaign finance law by acting as a Senate candidate while failing t…
Read More>>Trump Campaign Violates 2020 Contribution Reporting Requirements
March 2, 2017
Today Common Cause, together with the Campaign Legal Center, filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) alleging Donald Trump’s campaign committee violated federal election law by illegally accepting campaign contributions after Elect…
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