FEC rejects complaint that press contributed to Clinton campaign with favorable coverage
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The Federal Elections Commission (FEC) has dismissed a complaint which accused the 2016 Hillary Clinton campaign of breaking the law by soliciting favorable media coverage from certain members of the press ahead of the 2016 presidential election.
As "evidence of coordination" between Hillary for America and journalists of different news organizations, Dane cited news reports and emails, many of which were obtained in October 2016 when Wikileaks shared a trove of emails from members of Clinton's campaign. Of the newspaper reports mentioned, Dane's specifically highlighted a piece titled, "EXCLUSIVE: New Email Leak Reveals Clinton Campaign's Cozy Press Relationship" from Intercept reporter Glenn Greenwald. In the complaint, Dane notes that Greenwald's story is "about the relationship with friendly reporters who the Hillary for America campaign can plant a story with," adding that Haberman "published two stories on behalf of the Hillary for America campaign."More Related News