IMPORTANT. Donald Trump filed with for 2020 reelection on January 20th, 2017. This is major for several reasons. /1
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First and foremost, it is NOT NORMAL. Obama filed for 2012 reelection in April 2011. Incumbent declaring before midterms is unheard of. /2
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And further muddies the already swampy ethical waters of financial gain, #conflictsofinterest & business transactions. /8
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Seems like this would not survive a court challenge, doesn't it? He can't be candidate one minute, Pres the next.
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these are existing IRS regs re. active candidates. 501c3s will know how to handle, but most weren't planning on it b4 2018.
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This is Bannon's work, I'd be willing to bet. He wants to create as much chaos and disruption of functioning govt as possible.
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Can they still say 'The Whitehouse' and skirt the law by not saying 'Trump'?
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yes. But requires midair direction change; unexpected costs in time and money. Nobody planned for this bc it never happens.
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My org. has a c-4 and I never EVER use his name in our alerts. It's a bit awkward. It's not impossible.
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agree. Not impossible at all. But lots of time and $ esp for larger orgs to potentially switch gears.
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