Biden's FEC clears CNN of election vlaw iolations

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Cleared: CNN and Donald Trump dodge alleged election law violations​

The bipartisan Federal Election Commission unanimously dismissed a complaint that put Donald Trump and CNN in the unusual position of being on the same side — standing accused of an election law violation involving the much-derided Trump “town hall” CNN televised in May 2023.

Paul L. Gumina, a lawyer from Alhambra, Calif., contended that the event was a pro-Trump rally, not legitimate news gathering, and thus amounted to a prohibited corporate campaign contribution from CNN to Trump’s presidential campaign.

The Trump campaign’s response to the complaint noted that CNN had previously staged single-candidate town halls and the event was a “legitimate press function.”

[The FEC agreed that the "press exemption" applied.]