CLC's @waltshaub met with Chair @TGowdySC and Ranking Member @RepCummings of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee today, laying out 13 actions that would strengthen government ethics in the U.S. bit.ly/2hoetZz
Action #1-- It's critical to insulate the Director of @OfficeGovEthics from potential political retaliation
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.@maddow just reported on our complaint, being filed tomorrow w/ the @FEC, calling for an investigation into the convoluted relationship between Mercer-backed John Bolton super PAC and Cambridge Analytica (also primarily owned by Mercer).
Our complaint says the John Bolton super PAC violated election laws. Thom Tillis/NC GOP & John Bolton Super PAC used Cambridge Analytica’s services. It seems @CamAnalytica used information from its work for Thom Tillis/NC GOP to develop the John Bolton Super PAC pro-Tillis ads.
Super PACS can accept unlimited contributions if they are independent but if super PACs can coordinate spending with campaigns, they can get around laws that limit the amount of money candidates can take. That’s what the John Bolton Super PAC did here.