# Why Is Trump's Campaign Committee Incorporated?

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [October 20, 2016, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-trumps-campaign-committee-incorporated/769167 "2016-10-20T19:29:50Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-trumps-campaign-committee-incorporated/769167/1 "2016-10-20T19:29:50Z")

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I don’t think I’ve seen a campaign committee organized as a corporation before. Trump’s is incorporated in Virginia and registered as a non-profit in New York. His committee is DONALD J. TRUMP FOR PRESIDENT, INC.

Clinton’s, on the other hand, is not incorporated. Her committee is HILLARY FOR AMERICA.

Trump:

> **[Home - FEC.gov](https://www.fec.gov/data/?search=P80001571&candidateCommitteeId=P80001571&tabIndex=3)**
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> Find what you need to know about the federal campaign finance process. Explore legal resources, campaign finance data, help for candidates and committees, and more.

Clinton:

> **[Home - FEC.gov](https://www.fec.gov/data/?search=P00003392&candidateCommitteeId=P00003392&tabIndex=1)**
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> Find what you need to know about the federal campaign finance process. Explore legal resources, campaign finance data, help for candidates and committees, and more.

I apologize for not embedding the links, but Tapatalk hasn’t figured out an easy way to do that.

Anyway, I’ve organized campaign committees on the local and state levels and have reviewed (in the past) hundreds of campaign committee organization statements/registrations. I’ve never seen an incorporated committee.

My initial reaction was that it was for liability reasons, but I have a feeling that it has something to do with finances.

What are your thoughts?

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**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2016, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-trumps-campaign-committee-incorporated/769167/2 "2016-10-21T07:54:49Z")

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I don’t know the US legal context but in the UK this would raise the question - “Tax dodge?”