FEC Dismisses Self-Enrichment Suit Against Trump

Politico reports:

The FEC will not investigate President Donald Trump’s political campaign for enriching his businesses after considering a complaint from a liberal watchdog group, which alleged that Trump’s boasting about his hotels and use of his private jets constituted a violation of campaign law.

The agency released its decision Friday, two years after the complaint was filed during the 2016 primaries, when then-candidate Trump plugged Trump-branded wine, steaks and golf courses during political events and held press conferences at Trump properties.

The complaint from American Democracy Legal Fund alleged that represented a use of campaign funds to further Trump’s business and personal interests in violation of campaign finance law. Additional complaints alleged that Trump had “charged his own campaign significantly more money” for events than he had charged others for similar events.

This suit was separate from the emoluments suits.