22 Sep FEC commissioner says agency ‘weaponized’ against GOP

FEC Commissioner Trainor accuses Biden administration of weaponizing the commission to target political foes, sparking costly investigations on weak charges. Trainor warns of government weaponization to hinder citizenry political participation. He indicates the trend of criminal prosecution of political actors will continue, with FEC becoming part of the problem. His concern stems from FEC’s agreement with Biden’s Justice Department allowing interference in FEC campaign spending investigations and information sharing. He criticizes the agreement for bringing FEC into executive agencies’ fold, potentially leading to criminal investigations without public notice. He also notes escalating DOJ requests for FEC to stand aside for target pursuit. Trainor highlights explosion in partisan investigation demands, often filed by ideological organizations exploiting taxpayers. As an example, he refers to the FEC investigation into the “Elect Trump 2020” Facebook page, which was dropped after uncovering minor expenditures contrary to major allegations. Trainor, who faced and was cleared of ethics issues in an inspector general investigation, condemns the waste of time and taxpayer money on such matters.

Source: Washington Examiner