Ms. Weintraub is the most partisan member of the Federal Election Commission.
At least four votes are required for commission action.
"The FEC would lose any semblance of impartiality and credibility if enforcement decisions were turned over to a 3-2 partisan majority," says Lee Goodman, a Republican former commissioner.
In June 2019, Ms. Weintraub excoriated Donald Trump for saying he'd be willing to accept information on an opponent from a foreign government.
The FEC's pro-regulation staff, eager to expand the definition, recommended the commission proceed.
Two of the commissioners, Democrat Shana M. Broussard and independent Steven Walther, showed the courage of their regulatory convictions by voting to pursue.
The three GOP commissioners held firm to their own constitutional principles and voted to dismiss.
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