DeSantis FEC Records Show AMEX Credit Card Payments

National File ^ | July 25, 2023 | CHARLES DOWNS

[SoConPubbie]

Is Ron DeSantis paying off credit cards with campaign donations?

Laura Loomer exposed FEC records showing Ron DeSantis for President used campaign funds to pay off American Express Credit Cards. Campaign law states that candidates who spend over $200 on a credit card must list the reason for spending. DeSantis for President did not list specific reasoning for expenditures. This looks to be a clear campaign violation.

Loomer tweeted a photo from FEC records showing the DeSantis campaign made massive payments of over $100,000. The photo’s caption read, “It appears that @RonDeSantis may be using his campaign funds to pay off his personal America Express credit card.”

Loomer then explains how highly unusual it is for campaigns to have a credit card in the first place, tweeting that “It’s taboo for campaigns to have credit cards. Campaigns are only supposed to have debit cards. But according to FEC disbursements, I’ve discovered, @RonDeSantis has used campaign funds to pay off hundreds of thousands of dollars of charges on his American Express credit card.”

The tweet wrapped up with Loomer pointing out that DeSantis failed to inform the FEC on what the credit card payment was for, “One payment on 6/13/23 was for $175,589.20 for a “credit card payment”. Another “credit card payment” to AMEX was made on 6/23/23 for $148,347.66. Campaign expenses are supposed to be itemized. What exactly did DeSantis spend nearly $324,000 on that was paid for on his AMEX credit card?”

SCOOP: It appears that @RonDeSantis may be using his campaign funds to pay off his personal America Express credit card. It’s taboo for campaigns to have credit cards. Campaigns are only supposed to have debit cards. But according to FEC disbursements I’ve discovered,… pic.twitter.com/Fk9M3FuoWU

— Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) July 25, 2023

Interestingly, FEC records show DeSantis made a $5,764.08 American Express credit card payment for travel on 6/23/23. This shows DeSantis was specific on some credit card payments but not on others.

This fact makes it extremely likely that the massive unspecific credit card payments on DeSantis’ FEC reports are personal payments.

At the very least, why isn’t the FEC investigating Ron DeSantis’ credit card spending? One reason may be because the globalist Deep State bureaucrats entrenched in the FEC want DeSantis to win.

It’s safe to assume if Trump had a similar FEC form as DeSantis, Trump would be getting arrested again, this time for FEC reporting violations.

[Paladin2]

Why doesn’t Ron do the ‘Rat thing and hire his wife as a consultant?

Problem SOLVED!

[BobL]

In his defense, if you have multi-milllionaire Trump Haters (Ukraine War supporters) throwing boatloads of money at you, why not skim your ‘fair share’ of it?

[JustTheTruth]

If the person using the credit card expended Campaign-related costs, it doesn’t sound like a violation to me, as long as the expenses were documented as campaign-appropriate for reimbursement.

Seems better than spending millions of $$$ on criminal defense costs and treating that as a “legitimate” campaign expense.

[lewislynn]

I don’t have a problem with either since it’s not my money...Is any of it yours?

[ridesthemiles]

Glad I am not doing THAT bookkeeping-—NOT at any hourly rate.

[Dartoid]

Are you saying that as a fact?