Public Integrity calls on Sanders to refund excess contribution from Bill Mahrer

[BainsBane]

FEC sends letter to Bernie Sanders campaign over “excessive contribution” from comedian Bill Maher, Public Integrity’s Dave Levinthal says on Twitter.

Letter shows Maher donated $5.4k in Nov.
Letter says Sanders “may have to refund the excessive amount” unless contribution was incorrectly disclosed, in which case campaign must amend original report with clarifying information

http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/trackers/2016-02-12/sanders-should-refund-bill-maher-donation-public-integrity

FEC letter: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/2711950-Sandersfec.html

[Electric Monk]

1. I seem to remember Maher donating a million for Obama

Oh, but that was to a super PAC, so that's different. I respect Bernie for not having to resort to a super PAC to skirt around the rules that would otherwise apply.

http://www.npr.org/2012/03/28/149512215/bill-mahers-obama-superpac-donation-causes-stir

[earthshine]

4. You remember correctly. Seems to me Maher would mention it at every opportunity!

I do love the show. But he is more-than-subtly smug sometimes.

[earthshine]

2. Ah, the proof of Bernie's corruption.

A mistake of several thousand dollars.

This is like, so last week.

Keep up, now!

[DisgustipatedinCA]

3. 2700 for the primary. 2700 for the general. 5400 total. Debunked in subject line. nt

[Live and Learn]

6. +10,000 nt

[jfern]

7. Exactly, you can legally give $5400

I assume the $2700 for the general gets put in a separate account that can't be touched until you win the nomination.

[jillan]

8. Yep.

[Live and Learn]

5. So it may or may NOT have been a mistake on Maher's part? Was that your point? nt

[MattSh]

12. Do you have to have a point to post here these days?

Could have fooled me!

[hollysmom]

9. apparently there is a proceedure to refund over donations, was involved in a local one

and recall a lot of refunds to people who over donated - they didn't have many donations, but they were quite large - that is what family and friends are for, heh.

[Perogie]

10. Thanks for directing me to the web site

Found some interesting things about Hillary and how connected to K street she is.
Also I didn't know that she in part is responsible for Citizens United.

And most of all Hillary loves her money from Wall St.

http://www.publicintegrity.org/2015/04/12/17107/12-things-know-about-hillary-clinton

Wow I didn't know Hillary was that bad until you directed me to that site. Thanks for showing me the light.

[beam me up scottie]

11. Did Hillary refund the $608,000 a businessman illegally donated to her in 2008?

From your source:

In 2013, a New York City businessman pleaded guilty to illegally supporting Hillary Clinton’s 2008 presidential campaign with more than $608,000 in campaign services.

http://www.publicintegrity.org/2015/04/12/17107/12-things-know-about-hillary-clinton

Good site, BB!