RFK Jr. files complaint with Federal Election Commission over CNN debate criteria
By Curt_Anderson May 29, 2024 7:31 pm Category: Politics (0.0 from 0 votes)
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For all those who wonder if RFK Jr. will be included in the debates, your questions will be officially answered. RFK Jr. says the debate will be a “prohibited corporate contribution”, if that's true any interview, press conference, speech, rally, court house steps tirade or any other event featuring a politician that the news media reports on is a “prohibited corporate contribution”.
(CNN)Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission on Tuesday alleging President Joe Biden’s campaign, former President Donald Trump’s campaign and CNN violated federal campaign laws in scheduling the network’s June 27 presidential debate.
The complaint alleges CNN “colluded” with the Biden and Trump campaigns in scheduling the debate and setting debate qualification criteria, which the Kennedy team claims amounts to “prohibited corporate contributions” to both campaigns.
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A CNN spokesperson said both Biden and Trump will meet the ballot access criteria as the presumptive nominees of their parties.
“The law in virtually every state provides that the nominee of a state-recognized political party will be allowed ballot access without petitioning. As the presumptive nominees of their parties both Biden and Trump will satisfy this requirement. As an independent candidate, under applicable laws RFK Jr. does not. The mere application for ballot access does not guarantee that he will appear on the ballot in any state. In addition, RFK, Jr. does not currently meet our polling criteria, which, like the other objective criteria, were set before issuing invitations to the debate,” the spokesperson said.
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