{"id":2006937,"date":"2023-08-21T13:08:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-21T17:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-say-biden-allied-pac-potentially-violated-federal-law\/"},"modified":"2023-08-21T13:10:14","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T17:10:14","slug":"republicans-say-biden-allied-pac-potentially-violated-federal-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-say-biden-allied-pac-potentially-violated-federal-law\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP claims Biden-aligned PAC may have broken federal law."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frepublicans-say-biden-allied-pac-potentially-violated-federal-law%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2006937&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>House Republicans Raise Concerns Over Super PAC&#8217;s Failure\u2063 to Disclose Donors<\/h2>\n<p>House Republicans are expressing\u200b concerns about a super PAC supporting \u2064President Joe Biden that may have unlawfully failed to disclose the\u200c identities of its donors. The Future Forward super PAC, which has been described as the preeminent super \u200dPAC supporting the Biden-Harris agenda, allegedly did not make public the donors behind \u200dthe $3.4 million it received from the \u200dadvocacy nonprofit\u200c organization Future Forward USA \u200bAction. This alleged discrepancy could have implications for the 2024\u200c election.<\/p>\n<h3>Transparency\u2063 and Accountability<\/h3>\n<p>Chairman Bryan Steil of the House Administration\u2063 Committee, responsible for overseeing election laws\u2063 and investigating the influence of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-hawley-files-counter-complaint-against-senate-dems\/\" title=\"Sen. Hawley files counter-complaint against Senate Dems\">dark money groups<\/a>, emphasized the importance\u200d of transparency\u200d and accountability. \u2063He \u200cstated, &#8220;Sunlight is \u2064the best disinfectant and ultimately helps build Americans&#8217; confidence in \u2062our elections.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Future Forward Super PAC and the 2024 Election<\/h3>\n<p>Biden&#8217;s average approval \u2063rating currently stands at \u206241.1%, and the first 2024 Republican\u2062 presidential primary debate is scheduled\u200c for Wednesday. The Future Forward super PAC\u2062 is expected to \u200bplay a significant role \u2064in supporting Biden \u200bin the upcoming election, which \u2063could\u200b potentially be a rematch between the president and former\u2062 President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<h3>Potential IRS Investigation<\/h3>\n<p>Legal experts have suggested that an IRS investigation is warranted regarding alleged errors in Future Forward USA Action&#8217;s tax\u200d filings. Notably, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-say-biden-allied-pac-potentially-violated-federal-law\/\" title=\"GOP claims Biden-aligned PAC may have broken federal law.\">nonprofit group \u200cdisclosed providing <\/a>.3 million to the super PAC in 2021,\u2062 while the super PAC claimed\u2063 to have received only $3.4 million in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/first-attempt-to-recall-san-francisco-d-a-falls-short-but-he-could-still-be-ousted-from-office\/\" title=\"First Attempt To Recall San Francisco D.A. Falls Short, But He Could Still Be Ousted From Office\">campaign finance filings<\/a> \u2064for that year. This\u2062 $12 million difference raises concerns about \u2064accounting \u2062discrepancies.<\/p>\n<h3>Call for Investigation<\/h3>\n<p>House Republicans, including Rep.\u2064 Ralph\u200c Norman, have called for an \u2063investigation into organizations that appear to be skirting federal transparency laws. Norman emphasized the need for equal treatment, \u200bstating, &#8220;I\u2019d imagine if this were a\u2063 pro-Republican organization, the likelihood of such [an] investigation would be a near certainty.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Oversight of the Federal Election Commission<\/h3>\n<p>The House Administration Committee is prioritizing oversight of the\u200d Federal Election Commission (FEC) as it heads \u2062into 2024. \u200cThe committee plans\u200d to \u2062host\u200c a\u2062 hearing on\u2063 September 20 and expects the FEC to follow established\u200d complaint procedures if any complaints are filed.<\/p>\n<h3>Allegations and Biden&#8217;s Stance on\u2062 Dark Money<\/h3>\n<p>Attorneys have accused Future Forward of\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-democrats-are-weaponizing-nonprofits-to-run-partisan-voter-registration-drives\/\" title=\"Report: Democrats Are Weaponizing Nonprofits To Run Partisan Voter Registration Drives\">skirting federal law<\/a>, which comes after Biden labeled dark money as a serious problem in democracy. Biden endorsed the DISCLOSE Act, which\u2062 aims\u200d to require super PACs and nonprofit groups to disclose the\u200c names of \u2064donors\u2063 contributing $10,000 or more in an election cycle.<\/p>\n<p>Paul Kamenar, a lawyer for the National Legal and Policy \u200dCenter, has called for an independent\u2064 audit and investigation by both the IRS and the FEC to address \u2062the alleged discrepancies.<\/p>\n<p>Future Forward USA Action did\u2062 not\u2062 provide a \u200bcomment in response to the concerns raised.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Republicans are alarmed by a potential violation of federal law by the Future Forward super PAC, which supports President Joe Biden. The group failed to disclose the identities of donors for a significant cash transfer from its associated dark money group. 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