Watchdog Group Files Complaint Against DeSantis Campaign for Illegal Coordination
TL;DR
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' presidential campaign and the super PAC supporting him, Never Back Down, have been hit with a complaint by the Campaign Legal Center, alleging coordination between the two entities in violation of federal election laws. The complaint accuses Never Back Down of making in-kind contributions to DeSantis' campaign, which goes against the requirement for super PACs to remain independent. DeSantis' campaign spokesman dismissed the complaint as baseless, while the super PAC did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Never Back Down has been heavily involved in DeSantis' Iowa ground game, and the complaint follows the recent departure of its chief operative.
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- DeSantis campaign, super PAC hit with watchdog group complaint NBC News
- Complaint accuses DeSantis campaign of illegally coordinating with Never Back Down POLITICO
- Chief strategist for pro-DeSantis super PAC resigns in latest high-profile departure CNN
- Inside the collapse of Ron DeSantis’s campaign funding experiment The Washington Post
- Watchdog group accuses Ron DeSantis of breaking campaign finance law The Associated Press
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