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From The Hill: A federal judge late Tuesday threw out national Democrats’ challenge to an executive order issued by President Trump they claimed stepped on the Federal Election Commission’s (FEC) independence.
U.S. District Judge Amir Ali said the Democratic Party’s three national political committees failed to provide clear enough proof that the FEC’s independence is at risk.
The FEC’s legal counsel represented to the court that it would not take directives from the White House interfering with its independent judgment, and the government said no such directives had been issued, prompting the judge to dismiss the lawsuit.
“On this record — lacking any specific allegations that the challenged section has been or will be applied to the FEC or its Commissioners, in accord with the representations of counsel — the Court grants the defendants’ motions to dismiss for lack of a concrete and imminent injury sufficient to establish standing and ripeness,” Ali wrote in the opinion.
Ali, an appointee of former President Joe Biden, said Democrats needed to show that the FEC is specifically targeted by the order.
“They have not done so here,” he wrote. “This Court’s doors are open to the parties if changed circumstances show concrete action or impact on the FEC’s or its Commissioners’ independence. Absent such allegations, however, the Court must dismiss the case for lack of jurisdiction and therefore does so.”
NEW: A federal judge dismissed the Democrats' lawsuit against Trump's executive order, stating it was too speculative. The order aimed to strengthen White House oversight of independent agencies, such as the Federal Election Commission. pic.twitter.com/7xn50kWXHq
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