Trump Calls For Kamala Harris To Be Prosecuted, Again Alleging She Paid For Celebrity Endorsements
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The president went on a rant Saturday, claiming — without evidence — Harris' campaign paid Beyoncé and others millions of dollars for their support.
President Donald Trump again accused former Vice President Kamala Harris of paying celebrities to endorse her during the presidential race and said they all should be prosecuted.
The claim, for which he offered no evidence, previously has been denied by the celebrities and comes amid a flurry of accusations the president has made in the past few weeks as he faces scrutiny over his ties to the late sex offender financier Jeffrey Epstein.
“I’m looking at the large amount of money owed by the Democrats, after the Presidential Election, and the fact that they admit to paying, probably illegally, Eleven Million Dollars to singer Beyoncé for an ENDORSEMENT (she never sang, not one note, and left the stage to a booing and angry audience!), Three Million Dollars for ‘expenses,’ to Oprah, Six Hundred Thousand Dollars to very low rated TV ‘anchor,’ Al Sharpton (a total lightweight!), and others to be named for doing, absolutely NOTHING!” Trump wrote Saturday night on Truth Social.
He continued: “These ridiculous fees were incorrectly stated in the books and records. YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO PAY FOR AN ENDORSEMENT. IT IS TOTALLY ILLEGAL TO DO SO. Can you imagine what would happen if politicians started paying for people to endorse them. All hell would break out! Kamala, and all of those that received Endorsement money, BROKE THE LAW. They should all be prosecuted! Thank you for your attention to this matter.”
It’s unclear how Trump got his numbers, and the White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The Harris campaign previously denied paying for endorsements. Even if she had, the Federal Election Commission has no rules against candidates paying for endorsements as long as they disclose them, campaign law experts told ABC News in May. The FEC did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the newest allegations from Trump.
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