He claimed the party was afraid to ask the FEC for legal guidance on campaign matters because it feared the advice would be skewed by the president’s order.
DNC loses lawsuit against Trump executive order
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“By providing that no employee of the executive branch may advance an interpretation that contravenes the president or the attorney general’s opinion on a matter of law, the executive order purports to provide President Trump — the leader of the Republican Party — with the ability to order the FEC to take particular positions on any question of law arising in the commission’s performance of any of its duties,” said Marc Elias, a prominent Democratic campaign lawyer who is
Democratic Party sues Donald Trump over claim of supremacy over independent agencies
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