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A Democratic super PAC has filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission charging that the Trump campaign broke federal election law by using his corporation to advance his presidential campaign.

The complaint was filed after Meredith McIver took the blame for cribbing parts of Michelle Obama's 2008 convention speech for Melania Trump's speech at the Republican National Convention Monday night.

The complaint, filed by a grassroots-based super PAC formed this spring called the Democratic Coalition Against Trump, says McIver's involvement in the speechwriting is a violation of campaign finance law because she has received no compensation from the campaign but is an employee of the Trump Organization. The campaign is expected to list all in-kind contributions of goods and services in campaign finance reports.

"This incident is reminiscent of the John Edwards campaign finance scandal, which likewise involved work paid for by a corporation for a presidential campaign. As such, it is very troubling," Jon Cooper, chairman of the Coalition, said.

The complaint assumes that McIver has received compensation from the Trump Organization — in part because in a statement released to the press, McIver said she offered her resignation to Trump but he rejected it.

The letter released to the press was on Trump Organization, and not Trump campaign, letterhead.

"There is reason to believe that Meredith McIver has been performing Donald J. Trump for President, Inc. campaign duties and is being compensated by the Trump Organization for those duties, and not by Donald J. Trump for President, Inc.," the complaint reads.

"There is reason to believe that the Trump Organization is using its corporate name in other ways, and potentially is using its corporate name to facilitate contributions to Donald J. Trump for President, Inc.," it continues.


http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/2016-conventions/democratic-pac-files-fec-complaint-over-melania-trump-s-rnc-n614131
 
Melania Trump addressed the Republican National Convention. She was poised and elegant, and in contrast to the red meat speeches that preceded hers, the speech she gave was lovely and calming.

Of course, reaction to the speech was quickly clouded by the fact that there were striking similarities between her speech and portions of Michelle Obama’s 2008 speech. But why should anyone be surprised at an instance of plagiarism in a single speech?

By Trump’s campaign manager’s own admission, they are plagiarizing the entire campaign from Richard Nixon’s 1968 law and order campaign. But back to the speech.

Modern political campaigns have developed a “spouse” tradition. Until this year, that has always meant the wife, not the husband. And the wife’s job has been to humanize the husband.

In the 1992 campaign, Hillary Clinton came under criticism for the lengthy policy speeches she gave in the course of introducing her husband. “Two for the price of one,” went over like a lead balloon and both Bill and Hillary stopped talking about it.

Melania’s speech fell short. She needed to tell American women that her husband is not the bully that he appears to be, that he can be warm and loving and kind.

But her speech only reiterated Trump’s own narrative about himself. He never gives up—“He knows how to win.”

There were no anecdotes about their family life, no funny stories about kids or pets. Melania’s speech was just a calmer version of the Donald’s rap on himself.



http://newsweek.com/melania-fails-convince-women-trumps-not-bully-482342
 
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