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Conway’s husband shares link to FEC rules on personal loans after Giuliani admits Trump paid back Cohen

By Brooke Seipel - 05/03/18 08:44 AM EDT

VIDEO - Trump defends payment to Stormy Daniels after Giuliani revelation TheHill.com

The husband of White House counselor Kellyanne Conway shared a link to Federal Election Commission (FEC) rules after it
was revealed that President Trump reimbursed his personal attorney for paying adult-film star Stormy Daniels hush money.

George Conway tweeted the link, which points to rules on personal loans.

"If any person, including a relative or friend of the candidate, gives or loans the candidate money 'for the purpose of influencing any election for
federal office,' the funds are not considered personal funds of the candidate even if they are given to the candidate directly," the FEC rules read.

"Instead, the gift or loan is considered a contribution from the donor to the campaign, subject to the per-election limit and
reportable by the campaign. This is true even if the candidate uses the funds for personal living expenses while campaigning."

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Trump responded in a series of tweets Thursday morning, defending the payment and asserting it was a personal loan and not at all related to the campaign.

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/385988-conways-husband-shares-link-to-fec-rules-on-personal-loans

Agree on the who cares re the lied about tryst. It's the 'money for the campaign' and so the reportable
aspect of it. And whether or not it was used to influence the election outcome which could come into play.