FEC Ethics Audit Clears Trump-Nominee of Any Violation

A Trump-nominated FEC member was investigated following a media report in which he was billed as a member of the “Trump Elections Team.”

The seal of the Federal Election Commission outside its headquarters in Washington on Oct. 24, 2016. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

An audit of a Trump-nominated member of the Federal Election Commission (FEC), which looked into his potential ethics violation, has concluded no rule breaches.

The investigation was triggered by a media report about commissioner James “Trey” Trainor III’s appearance at a Nov. 29, 2021, event in Denton County organized by the Denton County Republican Party in which he was billed as a member of the “Trump Elections Team,” according to an Aug. 7 investigative summary (pdf) by the FEC’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG).