{"id":29092,"date":"2020-03-06T14:05:58","date_gmt":"2020-03-06T19:05:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/?p=29092"},"modified":"2020-03-06T14:27:06","modified_gmt":"2020-03-06T19:27:06","slug":"ciara-torres-spelliscy-talks-trump-campaign-spending-at-trump-properties-on-yahoo-finance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/index.php\/2020\/03\/06\/ciara-torres-spelliscy-talks-trump-campaign-spending-at-trump-properties-on-yahoo-finance\/","title":{"rendered":"Ciara Torres-Spelliscy  talks Trump campaign spending at Trump properties on Yahoo! Finance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"font-size:13px;line-height:18px\">By Kristin Myers<br><em>Yahoo! Finance<\/em><br>Feb. 22, 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Excerpt<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/torres-spelliscy-square.png\" alt=\"Ciara Torres-Spelliscy\" class=\"wp-image-28730\" width=\"149\" height=\"149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/torres-spelliscy-square.png 300w, https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/torres-spelliscy-square-200x200.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 149px) 100vw, 149px\" \/><figcaption>Professor Ciara Torres-Spelliscy<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump 2020 has been fundraising since the president took office in January 2017; and since that time, his campaign has continuously&nbsp;spent big&nbsp;at Trump properties and businesses. According to&nbsp;FEC filings, the Trump campaign, the fundraising committee Trump Victory and the Republican National Committee have spent roughly $1.3 million at Trump hotels, golf courses, and other properties.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To be clear, none of this spending is illegal under federal campaign finance laws, according to campaign finance law expert and Stetson University Law Professor Ciara Torres-Spelliscy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe RNC is free to spend money for goods and services from the Trump Organization so long as they are paying fair market rates,\u201d she explained. But, she continued, \u201cDoes this look like a vast conflict of interest? Yes, yes it does.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"border-top: 1px solid #cccccc;width:100px;margin: 20px 0px 15px 0px !important;\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size: 11.5px;line-height:18px;padding-bottom:15px;\">The complete article was originally published on the Yahoo! Finance website on Feb. 22, 2020, with the headline, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/au.finance.yahoo.com\/news\/trump-campaign-republicans-spent-over-1-million-at-trump-businesses-in-2019-211534985.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Trump campaign, Republicans spent over $1 million at Trump businesses in 2019<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Kristin MyersYahoo! FinanceFeb. 22, 2020 Excerpt Trump 2020 has been fundraising since the president took office in January 2017; and since that time, his campaign has continuously&nbsp;spent big&nbsp;at Trump properties and businesses. 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