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The
complaint by the American Bridge group says Trump's Save America
fund is promoting him as if he were a candidate.
As a leadership committee, the Save America fund can pay for
such political activities as Trump's travel, hotel stays and
contributions to political allies. But by law Trump's leadership
committee is not allowed to fund his own election campaigns.
Trump spokesman Taylor Budowich called the American Bridge
complaint "frivolous" and said it had "zero merit."
It was unclear whether the Federal Election Commission will do
anything to hinder Trump's use of his Save America fund. The
commission leadership includes three Republicans, two Democrats
and an independent. It often deadlocks on contentious issues.
A spokesperson for the FEC said it cannot comment on a complaint
until the matter is resolved or closed.
The Republican Trump launched his Save America fund days after
losing the 2020 presidential election to Democrat Joe Biden.
The group, which is a leading Republican fundraising
organization with more than $100 million in the bank, has paid
for rallies where Trump appears with candidates he has endorsed
but also regularly hints at the possibility of running again.
"In 2024 we are going to take back that beautiful White House. I
wonder who will do that. I wonder, I wonder," Trump said at a
South Carolina rally on Saturday.
(Reporting by Jason Lange in Washington, additional reporting by
Alexandra Ulmer in San Francisco; Editing by Scott Malone and
Howard Goller)
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