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Actually, this is also a relevant part:
While it is, as yet, unclear how much money was raised during the
luncheon, had the venue not been donated to the McCain campaign, the net profit
from the event would have been significantly reduced. The donation of the venue,
therefore, represents an illegal in-kind campaign contribution.Unless you would like to argue that McCain merely fantasized that he was at Lord Rothschild’s house in London, it is hard to see how the event was not in violation of US Code, Title II, Chapter 14, Subchapter 1, Section 441e, (a)(1)(A)
It shall be unlawful for–
(1) a foreign national, directly or indirectly, to make–
(A) a contribution or donation of money or other thing of
value, or to make an express or implied promise to make a
contribution or donation, in connection with a Federal, State,
or local electionEmphasis added to relevant parts.
It is exactly as I “claimed”.
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No. Without any feedback from McCain, how do they know he didn’t reimburse them for the invent? The Washington Post reports:
Now, it’s not entirely clear what is covered by their claim that they are “paying for the fundraiser”, but it certainly is reasonable that a reimbursement for the venue is part of that. As I said above, I will wait to pass judgment on this when all the facts are in.
Being that it is the Jewish Sabbath, I guess I discussion of kashrut is in order. So, if you have a contribution to this thread other than an attack on me, I would like to see it. So far, you’ve only contributed the latter.