In one of its final acts before a de facto shutdown, the bipartisan Federal Election Commission unanimously dismissed a complaint by a pro-Donald Trump legal group that accused Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and the Biden-Harris presidential campaign of violating election laws.
In a 4-0 decision, the commissioners rejected America First Legal Foundation’s claim that President Joe Biden, while still running for reelection, had illegally “looked to lawfare to destroy” Trump. The commissioners also rejected the group’s allegation that Bragg pursued a “politically motivated prosecution against Trump” that constituted an “excessive” campaign contribution and expenditure, according to a case file released Thursday.
America First Legal Foundation — founded in 2021 by current White House deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller — cited numerous examples that it said supported the assertion that “Bragg’s prosecution of Trump was coordinated with Biden and made for the purpose of influencing the 2024 presidential election.”