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Executive Fundraising for Federal Candidates
July 7, 2016 , Covington Alert
As the amount of money raised in federal elections surges and changes to fundraising rules increasingly favor large individual donors, there is rising pressure on—as well as opportunities for—senior executives to help raise funds for federal candidates. However, this is an area of law rich in counterintuitive rules. Familiarity with those rules can help avoid making mistakes that could have legal and reputational consequences.
FEC Eyes Moves to Curb Foreign Influence
June 22, 2017, Bloomberg BNA
Robert Lenhard's blog post on Covington's Inside Political Law blog is referenced in a Bloomberg BNA article regarding the FEC's focus on foreign influence in U.S. elections. According to Lenhard, the FEC appeared to be “headed to yet another deadlock” on the foreign influence issue because of “a fundamental disagreement among the commissioners about how serious ...
Ethics Watchdogs Make a Career of It
March 10, 2017, Congressional Quarterly
Robert Kelner is quoted in a Congressional Quarterly article regarding the impact of President Trump on government ethics law and the increased demand for experts. Commenting on the argument made by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics (CREW) in its lawsuit against Trump alleging that the president’s business ties violate the Emoluments Clause in the ...
August 26, 2016, Bloomberg
Rob Kelner is quoted in a Bloomberg article regarding a loophole in the laws governing political spending limits, allowing the Democratic party to collect millions of dollars more in donations from Hillary Clinton’s wealthiest donors. According to Kelner, “I’m not aware of any case law or regulations that would prohibit a state party from transferring to a ...