{"id":2498616,"date":"2025-10-14T07:16:01","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T11:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-dont-care-that-mamdani-allegedly-broke-election-laws\/"},"modified":"2025-10-14T07:18:20","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T11:18:20","slug":"dems-dont-care-that-mamdani-allegedly-broke-election-laws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-dont-care-that-mamdani-allegedly-broke-election-laws\/","title":{"rendered":"Dems Don&#8217;t Care That Mamdani Allegedly Broke Election Laws"},"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%2Fdems-dont-care-that-mamdani-allegedly-broke-election-laws%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=2498616&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--><p>The article reports that New York City socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani&#8217;s campaign received nearly $13,000 in potentially illegal foreign donations, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >wich violates election laws restricting contributions<\/a> to U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Despite this, the Democratic Party remains silent, contrasting sharply with their past emphasis on strict legal accountability, especially during their efforts against former President donald Trump. Records show that while some foreign donations have been returned, 88 contributions totaling over $7,000 remain unreturned. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-warned-of-rogue-judges-until-trump-began-fighting-them\/\" title=\"Dems Warned Of Rogue Judges Until ... Began Fighting Them\">article highlights perceived hypocrisy<\/a> in how Democrats apply election law standards,noting their aggressive prosecution of trump over financial matters compared to their lack of action regarding Mamdani. The author criticizes Democrats for turning campaign finance into a weapon against political opponents while ignoring similar issues within their own ranks.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bEvVSpN0BXg\">Zohran Mamdani for NYC\/ Youtube <\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/10\/14\/democrats-dont-care-that-mamdani-allegedly-broke-election-laws-because-hes-one-of-them\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Democrats%20Don%E2%80%99t%20Care%20That%20Mamdani%20Allegedly%20Broke%20Election%20Laws%20Because%20He%E2%80%99s%20One%20Of%20Them&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/10\/14\/democrats-dont-care-that-mamdani-allegedly-broke-election-laws-because-hes-one-of-them\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=Democrats%20Don%E2%80%99t%20Care%20That%20Mamdani%20Allegedly%20Broke%20Election%20Laws%20Because%20He%E2%80%99s%20One%20Of%20Them&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/10\/14\/democrats-dont-care-that-mamdani-allegedly-broke-election-laws-because-hes-one-of-them\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/10\/14\/democrats-dont-care-that-mamdani-allegedly-broke-election-laws-because-hes-one-of-them\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=Democrats%20Don%E2%80%99t%20Care%20That%20Mamdani%20Allegedly%20Broke%20Election%20Laws%20Because%20He%E2%80%99s%20One%20Of%20Them&amp;body=%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/10\/14\/democrats-dont-care-that-mamdani-allegedly-broke-election-laws-because-hes-one-of-them\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>On Sunday the New York Post reported that New York City socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani&rsquo;s campaign took in nearly $13,000 in &ldquo;potentially illegal foreign donations.&rdquo; Unsurprisingly, the party that spent four years claiming &ldquo;no one is above the law&rdquo; when justifying their lawfare against President Donald Trump is now silent on such alleged election law violations simply because Mamdani is one of their own. <\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/10\/12\/us-news\/mamdanis-mayoral-campaign-took-in-13000-in-illegal-foreign-campaign-cash-records-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the Post<\/a>, &ldquo;At least 170 of the nearly 54,000 contributions &hellip; came from donors with addresses outside the United States, an examination of NYC Campaign Finance Board records found.&rdquo; As noted by the Post, only U.S. citizens or permanent legal residents can legally contribute to political campaigns and action committees. Any illegal donations must be returned.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-7743908\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;But so far,&rdquo; the Post reported, &ldquo;the campaign has failed to return 88 of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/revealed-mamdani-campaign-illegally-netted-thousands-from-foreign-individuals-multiple-gifts-from-dubai\/\" title=\"Revealed: ... ... Illegally Netted Thousands from Foreign Individuals, Multiple Gifts from Dubai\">foreign donations worth<\/a> a total of $7,190, records showed.&rdquo; The foreign donations reportedly began pouring in ahead of the June primary.<\/p>\n<p>While Mamdani&rsquo;s campaign reportedly said Saturday it would &ldquo;of course return any donations that are not in compliance with CFB law,&rdquo; it did not clarify why Mamdani still had 88 foreign donations in its war chest, the Post reported. Mamdani&rsquo;s campaign has returned some of the contributions &mdash; about $5,500 &mdash; including a contribution from Mamdani&rsquo;s mother-in-law.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, members of the Democrat Party are silent despite spending years telling Americans that &ldquo;no one is above the law.&rdquo; Of course, it&rsquo;s now clear that such a refrain was repeated not because of their love of justice, but merely to justify Democrat led-lawfare against Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Manhattan District Attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/11\/19\/alvin-bragg-is-suddenly-willing-to-postpone-his-witch-hunt-indefinitely-now-that-it-cant-keep-trump-from-becoming-president\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Alvin Bragg<\/a> prosecuted Trump and garnered a conviction on 34 sham counts, alleging that Trump made payments to his then lawyer, Michael Cohen, who then allegedly paid pornographer Stormy Daniels to stay quiet about an alleged affair. Bragg asserted the payments should have been classified as a campaign expenditure rather than a legal fee and therefore violated the law. It was a case that the Federal Elections Commission, the Department of Justice (DOJ), and the Southern District of New York&rsquo;s U.S. Attorney&rsquo;s Office&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/05\/31\/guilty-trump-verdict-will-keep-good-people-from-running-for-office\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">declined<\/a> to bring.<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, Democrats turned finance paperwork into a massive scandal and criminal conspiracy. And nowhere is the left&rsquo;s hypocrisy more apparent than in their refusal to hold Mamdani to the standard they set for Trump. There are no widespread calls for Mamdani to be held accountable to the law for allegedly still having illegal campaign contributions, and no one decrying foreign election interference.<\/p>\n<p>Just radio silence. <\/p>\n<p>Democrats turned finance paperwork into a federal scandal when they thought it could keep Trump out of the White House, and yet Democrats have gone silent when one of their own is allegedly implicated.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Brianna Lyman is an elections correspondent at The Federalist. Brianna graduated from Fordham University with a degree in International Political Economy. Her work has been featured on Newsmax, Fox News, Fox Business and RealClearPolitics. 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