Two watchdog groups today asked the Federal Election Commission to investigate whether a super political action committee that backs GOP presidential hopeful Rick Perry violated campaign finance laws.
At issue is whether the super PAC known as Make Us Great Again shared video footage with campaign officials for Perry, the governor of Texas. Election laws permit super PACs to collect unregulated money but only if they don’t coordinate their activities with candidates or parties.
Filed by the Campaign Legal Center and Democracy 21, the FEC complaint cites news reports that the Perry campaign aired a Thanksgiving Web video that recycled three clips that previously had aired in a Make Us Great Again TV ad.
via rollcall.com
