The Trump campaign seems to have its dates mixed up. In a recent campaign fundraiser text, the president’s son Eric Trump said they had to beat a pressing FEC deadline. The problem is, the quarterly date for presidential campaign isn’t for months.
Here’s the tweet from a reporter with The Center for Public Integrity. He obtained the text:
Fake fundraising text from @EricTrump. There is no “end of month deadline” for Trump campaign. It files quarterly. Next deadline: Oct. 15. pic.twitter.com/Ln8WJWjDu7
— Dave Levinthal (@davelevinthal) July 31, 2017
“Please continue to help us by Contributing NOW before 11:59 p.m. TONIGHT!” it read.
Trump campaign has chosen quarterly filing this year. It remains a quarterly filer until it formally changes its filing frequency to monthly pic.twitter.com/9y67advgim
— Dave Levinthal (@davelevinthal) July 31, 2017
Indeed, the next FEC deadline for presidential campaign committees comes Oct. 15. It covers the period through Sept. 30. The Trump campaign filed at the last deadline, July 15.
LawNewz.com reached out to Eric Trump for comment.
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