That I'm still up in the air about. I need to read more about the exact statues that apply and the deal with the dnc for cooperative fund raising. The real issue there is who was supposed to get what and how it's spelled out.
edit:
Spent another few hours reading and I see nothing remotely scholarly that puts forth the concept that the Hillary Victory Fund situation is illegal. It may be plenty distasteful and probably a suitable 'told ya so' for the supreme court in the McCutcheon v. FEC ruling. As such I stand by my previous stance that it is not illegal.
That I'm still up in the air about. I need to read more about the exact statues that apply and the deal with the dnc for cooperative fund raising. The real issue there is who was supposed to get what and how it's spelled out.
edit:
Spent another few hours reading and I see nothing remotely scholarly that puts forth the concept that the Hillary Victory Fund situation is illegal. It may be plenty distasteful and probably a suitable 'told ya so' for the supreme court in the McCutcheon v. FEC ruling. As such I stand by my previous stance that it is not illegal.
A few links:
http://electionlawblog.org/?p=81996
http://prospect.org/article/clinton-campaign-money-legal-problematic
http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/statemen...-clooney-decries-big-money-politics-says-mos/
Kiss it all you want, it's still going to be a frog.