Clinton Campaign, DNC Misreported Opposition Research as Legal Services: FEC

Clinton Campaign, DNC Misreported Opposition Research as Legal Services: FEC
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks during an event in New York City on Feb. 17, 2022. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign and the Democratic National Committee (DNC) labeled payments that went to Fusion GPS for opposition research against her rival Donald Trump as going to legal services, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) has determined.

A yearslong investigation into the matter, triggered by multiple complaints, led commission lawyers to conclude that payments reported as legal services actually went to Fusion to dig into Trump, documents released on April 28 show.

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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