Posted on 04/09/2016 4:43:05 AM PDT by Whenifhow
Senator Ted Cruz has at least eight Super-PAC’s assisting his presidential campaign; and according to a recording obtained by Politico a Cruz’s campaign bundler was directing large donors toward one PAC specifically. The “Stand for Truth” PAC.
However, the campaign appears to have, yet again, gone into the land of illegality with the following statement (via audio recording):
“If you hit your max then we have a table for you that is the unlimited table,” Keet Lewis, a bundler for the campaign and co-host of a Dec. 30 fundraiser in Dallas, says on the recording provided to POLITICO. “It can take corporate dollars, it can take partnership dollars, and that’s the super PAC, Stand for Truth, so pick up some of that information.” (link)
The politico article goes on to share how and why the fundraising instructions are illegal – read here– but that’s not the part that might stick out to anyone who has been following the 2015/2016 shady campaign finances.
https://theconservativetreehouse.files.wordpress.com/2016/01/sft-5-eric-lycan.jpg?w=640&h=574
The actual Super-PAC the Ted Cruz campaign is preferring, “Stand for Truth”, is run by Mitch McConnell’s attorney, Eric Lycan; and the receipts inside the most recent filings show some of the biggest donors in the DC circuit heavy hitters club.
The Cruz campaign likes to sell a narrative of being an “outsider”. However, the PAC wasn’t created until November 18th 2015 and this recorded fundraising pitch was December 30th 2015, a little more than a month after the PAC was formed.
Why is that aspect pertinent? Not a single primary took place until Feb 1st, and almost all of the candidates were still in the race when this donor meeting took place. The Mitch McConnell/Eric Lycan “insider DC pac” known as Stand for Truth, was part of Team Cruz finance while Bush, Rubio, Christie, Fiorina et al were still in the race.
Does that sound like an unfriendly -outside of the establishment- status? Of course not. Why would the GOPe be fundraising for Ted Cruz in December/January if he was an outsider while all the other ‘establishment candidates’ were still in the race?
What this really reveals is more evidence of Ted Cruz being a GOPe insider; always part of the ‘establishment‘ from the outset. The “conservative Cruz-ruse” was simply a part of the vote ‘splitting’ strategy, all along.
So here’s the Monthly March 2016 filing in full pdf format (from the FEC portal). Take a look at how large the average donations are, in addition to what they spent almost $10 million dollars on.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/307512262
Yes, fyi – we noticed the $100,000 transfer from SfT PAC (McConnell/Lycan) to Keep The Promise PAC (Kelly Anne Conway).
In addition, if you want to understand why the campaign fundraiser would be giving instructions to donate, beyond legal limits, to the Super-PAC a great representative example can be found in the FEC filings for the Super-PAC “Club for Growth“.
If you go through the March monthly C4G filing (600+ pages) you’ll notice receipts from several donors who give $2,700 (or $5,000) over, and over, and over, and over. Further into the same filing report (when it changes to disbursements) you’ll note candidates getting the maximum contribution repeatedly from the same donors.
It appears C4G is used as a money laundry for individual donors who have exceeded their maximum donation threshold. It’s another way to contribute beyond the allowable donation limit.
Based on the Politico story, in combination with the transcript recording, it looks like that’s what the Ted Cruz campaign was instructing the donors to do – and why they are instructing them to do it.
When you look at these filings long enough, what you’ll note is the transparency of what the rich donor class are doing. It’s further ironic when you contrast this activity against Dinesh D’Sousa getting put in jail for doing the same thing independently and not using a Super-PAC to launder the money for him.
Almost all of these PACs have to file again on/around April 20th. The March activity contained within the April filing will be interesting to review.
You can visit the FEC Portal HERE
http://www.fec.gov/
Cruz fundraiser heard toeing donations rule
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/ted-cruz-keet-lewis-super-pac-donations-221656
A fundraiser for Ted Cruz may have broken election law by suggesting that supporters at an official event give unlimited donations to an allied super PAC, a recording obtained by POLITICO shows.
Don’t know about the article but they have proven to be voracious when it comes to calling and pressuring for more cash - I’ve requested they take me off their lists about a dozen times and still get the annoying calls - now I just tell them I think his role as spoiler is demeaning and sure to give Hillary the WH - I hang up while they take a breath to try to organize their thoughts for a rebuttal....
Now, why would Mitch be helping the man who called him a liar on the Senate floor?
Could it be Cruz isn't the outsider he claims to be?
Ted Cruz is as much of a liar as Mitch McConnell and is nothing more than a "Manchurian candidate". A Trojan horse. A plant for the GOPe. Ted Cruz is unfit to be a senator, let alone a president.
More CRAP. There is no limit on what one can give a PAC. You can give $100 million to a PAC. Sundance is trash.
This is trash. You gave give all you want to a PAC. Don’t you guys ever think before believing sundance?
Laws? Rules? Those are to keep the proles in line. They don’t apply to the elites.
Now, why would Mitch be helping the man who called him a liar on the Senate floor?
Explain why Ben Carson would help the man who called him a pedophile.
In before the slams of Conservative Treehouse, and Sundance begins.
Politico source
Cruz fundraiser heard toeing donations rule
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/ted-cruz-keet-lewis-super-pac-donations-221656
A fundraiser for Ted Cruz may have broken election law by suggesting that supporters at an official event give unlimited donations to an allied super PAC, a recording obtained by POLITICO shows.
That is disturbing to me. Cruz and McConnell, side by side. Not much of an "outsider".
Oops, I type too slow..
Will make a great Hillary 2016 campaign ad.
Sketchy Ted Cruz.
Cheating Ted Cruz.
Lyin’ Ted Cruz.
Anyone detecting a pattern here?
One thing is certain.
Sundance is much smarter than you.
Carson said that in Greenville, S.C.
Now, Carson doesn't believe Trump called him a pedophile. Does McConnell believe Cruz called him a liar? I do believe there is substantial evidence to corroborate that.
If he can't be removed outright, isn't there some voter fraud in the whole process of delegates with no intention of supporting the person who voters chose and less-than-open and fairly monitored delegate selection venues?
This whole thing is creepy. Whoever thought the puppetmasters would go this far to preserve their power?
JMHO
No, it’s your candidate who is trash. Sundance only reported what was written in Politico. Everything that comes out truthfully about Cruz is considered “trash” by his cultist followers. When are you going to wake up and smell the coffee that you have been duped? This article also talks about Ted not being an “outsider.” He isn’t and never has been. I don’t expect the bots to grasp any of the truth - they can’t handle it. It must be sad to go through life being so deceived by a lying politician.
Yes, I noticed the pattern a while back. That is why I went from Cruz for president, to Cruz for VP, to well maybe for SCOTUS, to I will donate and do everything I can to keep/get Cruz out of office. What a SNAKE !!
Campaigns are not supposed to coordinate with PACs. THat is supposed to be against the law.
That is why it’s sketchy.
You are to be commended for having your eyes wide open.
Many have made that same journey.
Principled, Christian, conservative.
Cruz has made a mockery of all three words.
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