FEC Weighs Expanding Candidates’ Ability to Pay for Security With Campaign Funds

Published on July 18, 2024

The Federal Election Commission is considering a new rule that would expand federal candidates’ ability to use their campaign funds to pay for security. On July 17, the FEC released a response to repeated inquiries about the issue. The regulator said it is actively considering a new rulemaking that is expected to be concluded in the coming months. The issue was elevated by the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump on July 13 at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. However, other candidates have been in the spotlight in past months for using campaign funds to pay private security contractors. Namely, Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) said in January that she was under investigation by the Department of Justice for payments she said were for security services....

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