It has been noted that former President Donald Trump’s campaign has filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission claiming the transfer of funds from the Biden reelection campaign to the Harris presidential campaign is a violation of camp via CBS News.
The complaint is filed against Mr. Biden, Harris, the Biden campaign and campaign treasurer Keana Spencer.
“Kamala Harris is seeking to perpetrate a $91.5 million dollar heist of Joe Biden’s leftover campaign cash — 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 (the “Act”).”
The Trump campaign’s general counsel, David Warrington had accused them of “filing fraudulent forms with the Commission purporting to repurpose one candidate’s principal campaign committee for the use of another candidate,” claiming that Harris simply replaced Biden’s name with her own rather than filing her own Statement of Candidacy.
“There is no provision in federal campaign finance law for Kamala Harris to take over Joe Biden’s candidacy now by quite literally attempting to become him via an amendment of his Form 2, assuming control of his campaign by amending Form 1, and making off with all of his cash,” wrote Warrington.
However, the claim is expected to face strong pushback from the Harris campaign, noting that when the campaign was originally registered with the FEC it was called the “principal campaign committee” for both Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. The committees into which money has been raised are the same, they just have been renamed Harris for President, Harris Victory Fund and Harris Action Fund.
At least one FEC commissioner has already indicated she agreed that if Harris became the nominee she would have legal access to the campaign funds.
“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,” Harris campaign spokesperson Charles Kretchmer Lutvak said in a statement.
Harris’ campaign said Tuesday it had raked in more than $100 million in new donations between Sunday afternoon and Monday evening, after Mr. Biden ended his bid for reelection and endorsed her. That total includes money raised across Harris’ campaign, the Democratic National Committee and joint fundraising committees.
