Isn’t the performance itself an “in kind” contribution that has to be assessed a dollar value? Or are they paying Sir Elton (it had better be his usual fee) as though he were simply performing at any private/corporate venue? This seems suspiciously like the kind of thing they did with the 2000 Hollyweird Gala for Shrillary’s Senate campaign - wonder if they’ll have their books kept honestly this time.
p.s. Maybe we should give them a pass if Sir Elton plays “The Bitch is Back” with Shrillary onstage!!
A performer can volunteer services. In the case of the Hollywood Gala Salute for President William Jefferson Clinton, both Cher and Diana Ross were directly solicited by Hillary. That was illegal. Peter was directly solicited by Hillary and her agents to pay for it. That was all hard money and illegal.