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From Fox News: Progressive California Rep. Maxine Waters’ campaign has agreed to pay a $68,000 fine after an investigation found it violated multiple election rules.
The Federal Election Commission (FEC) said the longtime House lawmaker’s 2020 campaign committee, Citizens for Waters, ran afoul of several campaign finance laws in a tranche of documents released Friday.
The FEC accused Citizens for Waters of “failing to accurately report receipts and disbursements in calendar year 2020,” “knowingly accepting excessive contributions” and “making prohibited cash disbursements,” according to one document that appears to be a legally binding agreement that allows both parties to avoid going to court.
Waters’ committee agreed to pay the civil fine as well as “send its treasurer to a Commission-sponsored training program for political committees within one year of the effective date of this Agreement.”
Open Secrets first reported on Waters being slapped with the fines, and explained:
The Californian’s 2020 campaign committee, Citizens for Waters, understated contributions and expenditures by hundreds of thousands of dollars, accepted $19,000 worth of excessive contributions and made $7,000 worth of “prohibited cash disbursements” from a petty cash fund, the FEC concluded.
Just before losing its quorum, the FEC voted unanimously to punish Rep. Maxine Waters’ campaign committee for several campaign finance law violations. https://t.co/KlmgPc84xo
— OpenSecrets.org (@OpenSecretsDC) May 30, 2025
While speaking at a conference in March, Waters called for people to take to the streets and ‘fight back’ against President Donald Trump and then-DOGE leader Elon Musk.
The people of this country deserve a government that fights for equality for everyone. I’m not afraid of Trump or Elon Musk, and neither should you. Join me in this fight! pic.twitter.com/rRk0xFw434
— Maxine Waters (@RepMaxineWaters) March 27, 2025
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