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Title: GOP commissioners blocked FEC probe of Christine O'Donnell
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URL Source: http://www.politico.com/blogs/glennthrush/
Published: Jun 29, 2011
Author: John Bresnahan
Post Date: 2011-06-29 12:23:45 by Skip Intro
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Federal Election Commission attorneys sought a full-scale investigation of former Republican Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell, but the three GOP commissioners on the bipartisan commission blocked the probe, newly released FEC documents show. FEC attorneys "found reason to believe" that O'Donnell, Tea Party Express and Our Country Deserves Better PAC improperly coordinated contributions and expenditures prior to the 2010 Senate GOP primary, where O'Donnell pulled a surprising upset on longtime Rep. Mike Castle (R). The FEC attorneys wanted to move ahead with an investigation into the case, including subpoenas. The complaint against O'Donnell was filed by the Delaware Republican Party, which had backed Castle in the GOP primary. But the three GOP commissioners on the FEC - Don McGahn, Caroline Hunter and Matthew Petersen - refused to support any O'Donnell investigation, thereby blocking it. There must be at least four votes on the six-member, bipartisan panel to approve any FEC action.The three Democrats on the FEC voted to move ahead with the O'Donnell probe. O'Donnell is still under investigation by the FBI over allegations that she misused campaign funds for personal expenses, including using donated funds to pay her rent. O'Donnell strongly denies the allegations.
Poster Comment: Who can blame them? Would you want to piss off a witch?
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#1. To: Skip Intro (#0)
But the three GOP commissioners on the FEC - Don McGahn, Caroline Hunter and Matthew Petersen - refused to support any O'Donnell investigation KOOOK FIGHT!!!!
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The complaint against O'Donnell was filed by the Delaware Republican Party, which had backed Castle in the GOP primary.
--GW Bush
--Sarah Palin's version of "The Midnight Ride of Paul revere"
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