{"id":2010224,"date":"2023-08-24T00:18:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T04:18:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/larry-elder-to-file-fec-complaint-thursday-alleging-rnc-and-fox-news-could-be-fined-up-to-100-million\/"},"modified":"2023-08-24T00:19:10","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T04:19:10","slug":"larry-elder-to-file-fec-complaint-thursday-alleging-rnc-and-fox-news-could-be-fined-up-to-100-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/larry-elder-to-file-fec-complaint-thursday-alleging-rnc-and-fox-news-could-be-fined-up-to-100-million\/","title":{"rendered":"Larry Elder plans to file an FEC complaint, claiming RNC and Fox News may face $100 million in fines."},"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\">38<\/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%2Flarry-elder-to-file-fec-complaint-thursday-alleging-rnc-and-fox-news-could-be-fined-up-to-100-million%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=2010224&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>Republican Candidate Larry \u2062Elder Takes Action Against RNC and Fox News<\/h2>\n<p>Republican presidential candidate Larry Elder\u200b made a bold announcement\u200c on social media Wednesday night. He revealed his\u2064 plan to file a complaint with the Federal \u200cElection Commission against \u2062the Republican National Committee (RNC) and Fox\u200c News Channel.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;I gave the\u2064 RNC\u200c until 2 o&#8217;clock local time to put me on the debate stage. Otherwise, I&#8217;m\u200c filing a complaint with the Federal Election Commission,&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Elder\u200b shared a video from his hotel room in Milwaukee,\u200d Wisconsin, expressing his frustration. He explained that his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/court-sanctions-star-democrat-election-lawyer-for-misleading-filings\/\" title=\"Court Sanctions Star Democrat Election Lawyer for \u2018Misleading\u2019 Filings\">election lawyer<\/a>, Craig Engle, who has previous experience with\u2064 the Federal Election Commission, \u200dadvised him \u200dthat the RNC has not\u200d fairly applied \u2063the criteria for participation \u200bin the debate.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I met \u2064all of their criteria,&#8221; Elder \u2062asserted confidently.<\/p>\n<p>He further revealed, <strong>&#8220;40,000 individual donations. \u200cThree national\u200d polls\u2064 showing me at 1% or better. They rejected one of the national\u200d polls.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Elder also addressed\u200b the rejection of the Rasmussen pollster, which was alleged to\u200d be connected to former President Donald\u200d Trump. However, he emphasized\u2063 that even the poll company itself\u2062 stated\u200b that it had\u200d &#8220;nothing\u2062 to do \u200dwith Donald Trump.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Expressing his bewilderment, Elder said, <strong>&#8220;I have\u200c no idea why\u2063 I am not on the debate \u200cstage.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Taking a\u200c strong stance, the Republican candidate called \u2064upon \u200cthe FEC to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/larry-elder-to-file-fec-complaint-thursday-alleging-rnc-and-fox-news-could-be-fined-up-to-100-million\/\" title=\"Larry Elder plans to file an FEC complaint, claiming RNC and Fox News may face 0 million in fines.\">impose \u200chefty fines<\/a> of \u2063$100 million against both the \u2063RNC and \u200dFox News Channel.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;My lawyer argues that the \u200cequivalent \u200bis that the \u2063RNC is given an &#8216;in-kind contribution&#8217; to the\u2062 eight people \u200cwho did make the debate\u200b to \u200bmy detriment. That in-kind contribution \u2064could be valuable \u2064as a $100 million fine\u2062 against the RNC and\u200c $100 million fine against Fox News,&#8221;<\/strong> Elder argued passionately.<\/p>\n<p>Other Republican candidates who were also excluded from the debate stage, including businessman Perry Johnson, Miami\u2063 Mayor Francis Suarez, \u2063Ryan Brinkley, and former Rep. Will Hurd, have expressed \u2064their concerns. Hurd criticized\u2062 the RNC&#8217;s selective\u200d use of polls, while Johnson hinted \u200bat the possibility of a\u2064 lawsuit.<\/p>\n<p>RNC Chairwoman Ronna \u2062McDaniel defended the party&#8217;s requirements for the\u200c debate, stating, <strong>&#8220;Our rules\u200d were very clear. \u2063We put them out very early, and we abided by the rules. \u200cThere\u2019s no favor, \u2062there\u2019s no bias. We really just \u200bstuck \u200bto our rules.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Elder concluded his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media post<\/a> by stating that\u200c his \u200ccomplaint would be filed against the RNC with the Federal Elections Commission on Thursday morning.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">Click here<\/a> to read more from \u200bThe Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican candidate Larry Elder filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission against the Republican National Committee and Fox News Channel after they failed to include him in the debate. 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