Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg has been accused of breaking campaign finance law in the wake of his self-proclaimed victory in the controversial Iowa caucuses.
Tigieg campaign strategist Michael Halle touted the candidate's veteran status in a tweet, writing that "Pete's military experience and closing message work everywhere especially in Nevada where it's critical they see this on the air through the caucus." Sen. Elizabeth Warren's campaign raised concerns that the message was an attempt from the Buttigieg campaign to coordinate with VoteVets, a progressive dark money group that has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars supporting the former South Bend mayor in early primary states.
Warren doubled down in a fundraising email Thursday, calling out Buttigieg by name and citing Halle's tweet as "a prime example of just how easy it is for campaigns to exploit our broken campaign finance laws."
Though Buttigieg claimed his campaign was "Going on to New Hampshire victorious," he is now in a virtual tie with Vermont senator Bernie Sanders with 97 percent of the vote released.
The Buttigieg campaign did not respond to a request for comment.
Under campaign finance law, candidates are prohibited from coordinating with outside groups, including super PACs that are not bound by fundraising limits.
VoteVets denied coordinating with the Buttigieg campaign, but Buttigieg spokesman Chris Meagher welcomed the group's support.
https://freebeacon.com/politics/after-claiming-victory-in-iowa-buttigieg-takes-heat-for-alleged-campaign-finance-violations/
Tigieg campaign strategist Michael Halle touted the candidate's veteran status in a tweet, writing that "Pete's military experience and closing message work everywhere especially in Nevada where it's critical they see this on the air through the caucus." Sen. Elizabeth Warren's campaign raised concerns that the message was an attempt from the Buttigieg campaign to coordinate with VoteVets, a progressive dark money group that has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars supporting the former South Bend mayor in early primary states.
Warren doubled down in a fundraising email Thursday, calling out Buttigieg by name and citing Halle's tweet as "a prime example of just how easy it is for campaigns to exploit our broken campaign finance laws."
Though Buttigieg claimed his campaign was "Going on to New Hampshire victorious," he is now in a virtual tie with Vermont senator Bernie Sanders with 97 percent of the vote released.
The Buttigieg campaign did not respond to a request for comment.
Under campaign finance law, candidates are prohibited from coordinating with outside groups, including super PACs that are not bound by fundraising limits.
VoteVets denied coordinating with the Buttigieg campaign, but Buttigieg spokesman Chris Meagher welcomed the group's support.
https://freebeacon.com/politics/after-claiming-victory-in-iowa-buttigieg-takes-heat-for-alleged-campaign-finance-violations/
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